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Learning Math Affects Brain Development

14.06.2021

Not everyone likes math at school. With each academic year, the formulas in algebra become more complicated, and the desire of children to abandon the subject is stronger. However, a new study suggests that giving up the subject at age 16 may have an adverse effect on brain development.

Researchers at the University of Oxford found that teens who excelled in math had higher levels of a brain chemical important for memory, learning and problem solving.

Scientists came to such conclusions after they conducted a series of studies with 87 excellent students. Scanning their brains, they found that those who continued to study math and excel at problem solving throughout the school curriculum had higher levels of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in their prefrontal cortex. The study also showed that students with more GABA were better at solving complex logic problems.

The authors of the paper hypothesized that constantly seeking new strategies for solving complex mathematical equations increases GABA levels, potentially helping people to better solve problems later in life.

Roy Cohen Kadosh, senior author of the study, said: "This is good news for people who continue to study math, because they have already engaged their brains in activities that can benefit them in the long run. But personally, I think that forcing people who if you don't like math, continuing to study it is not the right strategy. Instead, we should try to explore possible alternatives, such as teaching logic and reasoning, which engage the same area of the brain as math."

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