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Arabic digit processing in adults with mathematical learning disability.

Samuel Lepoittevin^1,2, Gaétane Keymolen¹, Michael Andres^1,2

¹Psychological Sciences Research Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

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|September 16, 2022

Summary

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Adults with mathematical learning disability (MLD) still struggle with processing Arabic digit magnitudes. This difficulty is not due to visual recognition deficits but likely stems from impaired number magnitude representation or access.

Keywords:

Dyscalculia lexical decision symbolic number comparison visual recognition

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Psychology
Neuroscience
Developmental Psychology

Background:

Mathematical learning disability (MLD) often involves difficulties processing Arabic digits.
Current theories suggest semantic impairments in magnitude representation or symbol access.
An alternative hypothesis proposes a selective deficit in visual digit recognition.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate if Arabic digit processing difficulties persist in adults with MLD.
To determine if these difficulties are linked to a visual digit recognition deficit.

Main Methods:

Compared 19 adults with MLD to 19 matched controls.
Administered an Arabic digit comparison task (identifying the largest of two digits).
Administered an Arabic digit lexical decision task (distinguishing digits from non-digits).

Main Results:

MLD participants were slower in the digit comparison task than controls.
MLD participants performed comparably to controls in the digit lexical decision task.
This indicates a specific deficit in processing digit magnitude, not visual recognition.

Conclusions:

Adults with MLD exhibit persistent difficulties in efficiently processing Arabic digit magnitudes.
The observed difficulties are not attributable to a deficit in visual digit recognition.
Impaired number magnitude representation or impaired access to this representation likely underlies MLD.