0 a condition affecting the brain that makes it difficult for someone to do calculations --
But the consequences of dyscalculia are at least as severe as those for dyslexia.
Dyscalculia relates to numeracy and affects between 4-7% of children.
This suggests a dissociation between subjects with dyslexia and dyscalculia.
One of the main causes of low numeracy is a congenital condition called dyscalculia.
Dyscalculia is a neurological syndrome associated with damage to the left temporo-parietal junction.
He also suffered from dyscalculia, a learning disability similar to dyslexia.
Dyscalculia can result in children falling significantly behind in school, regardless of having normal intelligence levels.
Brain imaging in children exhibiting symptoms of dyscalculia show less gray matter or less activation in the intraparietal regions stimulated normally during mathematical tasks.
