International Journal of Engineering and Manufacturing (IJEM)
IJEM Vol. 1, No. 2, 8 Apr. 2011
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The Stability of Boolean Rules Memory Based on the Core Systems of Number-Processing
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Xiuzhen Wang
1
Weiquan Gu
1,*
Index Terms
Stability, core system, Boolean rule, fMRI, stabilized memory
Abstract
Activation of how and where arithmetic operations are displayed in the brain has been observed in various number-processing tasks. However, it remains poorly understood whether stabilized memory of Boolean rules are associated with background knowledge. The present study reviewed behavioral and imaging evidence demonstrating that Boolean problem-solving abilities depend on the core systems of number-processing. The core systems account for a mathematical cultural background, and serve as the foundation for sophisticated mathematical knowledge. The Ebbinghaus paradigm was used to investigate learning-induced changes by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in a retrieval task of Boolean rules.
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Xiuzhen Wang, Weiquan Gu,"The Stability of Boolean Rules Memory Based on the Core Systems of Number-Processing", IJEM, vol.1, no.2, pp.1-8, 2011. DOI: 10.5815/ijem.2011.02.01
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