Brain and culture in mathematical activity of epileptic children

Authors

  • Izabel Hazin Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Departamento de psicologia – Centro de Ciências Humanas, Letras e Artes
  • Selma Leitão Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Departamento de psicologia – Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas
  • Jorge Tarcísio da Rocha Falcão Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Departamento de psicologia – Centro de Ciências Humanas, Letras e Artes

Keywords:

neuropsychology of mathematics activity, epilepsy and learning difficulties, culture and cognition

Abstract

This study offers a set of data concerning the exploration of interrelations between neuropsychological aspects and mathematical scholar difficulties presented by epileptic children. Such children can be characterized by important neuropsychological dysfunctions – attention, memory and visual perception skills – which are related to mathematical impairment concerning the proper use of processual algorithmic tools. Nevertheless, data discussed here show that epileptic children have benefited from the offer of semiotic aids from culture, which highlights the need for considering the context of culture in the neuropsychology of learning in a broad sense, including the specific case of mathematics activity at school.

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Published

2019-05-24

Issue

No. 29 (2009)

Section

Artigos

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