title: Processing pathways in mental arithmetic--evidence from probabilistic fiber tracking.
abstract: Numerical cognition is a case of multi-modular and distributed cerebral processing. So far neither the anatomo-functional connections between the cortex areas involved nor their integration into established frameworks such as the differentiation between dorsal and ventral processing streams have been specified. The current study addressed this issue combining a re-analysis of previously published fMRI data with probabilistic fiber tracking data from an independent sample. We aimed at differentiating neural correlates and connectivity for relatively easy and more difficult addition problems in healthy adults and their association with either rather verbally mediated fact retrieval or magnitude manipulations, respectively. The present data suggest that magnitude- and fact retrieval-related processing seem to be subserved by two largely separate networks, both of them comprising dorsal and ventral connections. Importantly, these networks not only differ in localization of activation but also in the connections between the cortical areas involved. However, it has to be noted that even though seemingly distinct anatomically, these networks operate as a functionally integrated circuit for mental calculation as revealed by a parametric analysis of brain activation.
authors: Section Neuropsychology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany. e.klein@iwm-kmrc.de
authors: Elise
authors: E
authors: Klein
authors: Korbinian
authors: K
authors: Moeller
authors: Volkmar
authors: V
authors: Glauche
authors: Cornelius
authors: C
authors: Weiller
authors: Klaus
authors: K
authors: Willmes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D001931:Brain Mapping; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008606:Mental Processes / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009434:Neural Pathways; D055815:Young Adult
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