Open AccessCognitive Training on the Solving of Mathematical Problems: An EEG Study in Young Men
Author(s) -
Jahaziel Molina,
Miguel Ángel Guevara,
Marisela HernándezGonzález,
Rosa María Hidalgo Aguirre,
Manuel Alejandro CruzAguilar,
Jorge Carlos Hevia-Orozco
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
actualidades en psicología
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2215-3535
pISSN - 0258-6444
DOI - 10.15517/ap.v35i130.45526
Subject(s) - electroencephalography , cognition , cognitive training , psychology , cognitive psychology , correlation , parietal lobe , audiology , synchronization (alternating current) , neuroscience , computer science , medicine , mathematics , geometry , computer network , channel (broadcasting)
Objective. This study characterized the electroencephalographic correlation (rEEG) between prefrontal and parietal cortices in young men while solving logical-mathematical problems after 18 sessions of cognitive training. Method. Two training groups were formed: one trained with gradually increased complexity (CT), the other with no increase in complexity (ST). Results. CT had a greater number of correct responses in the post-training evaluation than ST and showed a higher correlation between the left frontopolar-parietal cortices in almost all EEG bands, and between the dorsolateral-parietal cortices in the alpha1 band while solving math problems post-training. Results suggest that major functional synchronization between the left prefrontal and parietal cortices plays an important role in improving mathematical problem-solving after cognitive training.