A computer software math program is being credited with helping a number of California districts made big jumps in their state test scores. Developed by the MIND Research Institute, the program places ...

A study of 17 people who have been blind since birth found that areas of the brain usually devoted to visual information become active when a... When Blind People Do Algebra, The Brain's Visual Areas ...

People born without sight apparently process math in their visual cortex. The findings come from a newly published Johns Hopkins study, and add support to the idea that when it comes to "nature versus ...

Mathematical patterns reveal profound truths about the universe and, surprisingly, about our inner lives as well. These five visual math concepts offer unique frameworks for understanding our behavior ...

People born without sight appear to solve math problems using visual areas of the brain. "And as the equations get harder and harder, activity in these areas goes up in a blind person," says Marina ...