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  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Science
  • Developmental Psychology

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  • Glutamate and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) are key neurotransmitters implicated in learning and neural plasticity.
  • The developmental trajectory of these neurotransmitters and their specific roles in complex cognitive abilities remain largely unknown.
  • Existing hypotheses suggest a generic role or a role in shaping developmental sensitive periods for glutamate and GABA.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between glutamate and GABA levels in the intraparietal sulcus and mathematical achievement.
  • To explore how this relationship evolves across development, from primary school to university.
  • To determine if neurotransmitter roles in learning are dynamic and dissociable during human development.

Main Methods:

  • Employed a cross-sectional longitudinal design.
  • Recruited 255 participants across a wide age range (primary school to university).
  • Measured glutamate and GABA levels in the intraparietal sulcus and assessed mathematical achievement.

Main Results:

  • Glutamate and GABA levels in the intraparietal sulcus significantly predicted current mathematical achievement.
  • These neurotransmitter levels also predicted future mathematical achievement approximately 1.5 years later.
  • A dynamic and dissociable role for GABA and glutamate in predicting learning was observed, with this predictive relationship reversing during development.

Conclusions:

  • Neurotransmitter concentrations of glutamate and GABA in the intraparietal sulcus are crucial for mathematical learning and achievement across development.
  • The findings reveal a developmental shift in the roles of GABA and glutamate in learning, challenging previous generic models.
  • These results offer novel insights into the neurobiological mechanisms underlying learning and plasticity in childhood and adulthood.