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Anna Hutber¹, Suraiya Husain², Luis Diambra^2,3,4

¹Blizard Institute, Neuroscience, Surgery and Trauma, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK. annafhutber@gmail.com.

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Individual differences in arithmetic ability are linked to brain activity patterns. Higher scores correlate with specific brain wave activity and connectivity in frontal and temporal regions, suggesting efficient working memory and attention modulation.

Keywords:

EEG Fronto-parietal Functional connectivity Mental arithmetic Mutual information Spectral power

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Background:

Arithmetic processing involves fronto-parietal and temporal brain networks.
Frequency-specific brain dynamics are modulated by arithmetic operation and complexity.
Individual differences in arithmetic performance and their neural underpinnings are not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the spectral and connectivity dynamics associated with individual differences in arithmetic performance.
To identify brain activity correlates of arithmetic scores during serial subtraction.

Main Methods:

Quantified spectral power and mutual information (MI) during serial subtraction tasks.
Examined correlations between brain activity measures and arithmetic scores.

Main Results:

Positive correlations found between beta power (left frontal) and delta power (right temporal) with arithmetic score.
Negative correlations observed between frontal-temporal/posterior MI in beta/gamma bands and arithmetic score.
Positive correlations found between alpha band MI (bilateral frontal-left temporal) and arithmetic score, while negative correlations were seen between left frontal-right central MI in alpha band.

Conclusions:

Increased left frontal activation and functional disconnection from posterior regions in the beta band are associated with higher arithmetic scores.
Efficient working memory and arithmetic processing may involve selective activation and segregation of task-irrelevant activity.
Alpha band activity and its connectivity patterns, potentially involving attention and default mode networks, are linked to improved arithmetic performance.