Interview: Brian Butterworth explains Dyscalculia

Video with Professor Brian Butterworth who is talking about Dyscalculia. He explained the problems that people with dyscalculia have in daily life like shopping and time. The scientist is presenting the main symptoms and is talking that time is a critical factor in the diagnosis of severe mathematical problems.

Butterworth is discussing the etiological factors of dyscalculia and points out that there are correlates in the brain and there may be also a heritage factor. Butterworth is an expert in the field of dyscalculia for many years and is also the author of the book “The Mathematical Brain” that was published in 2000 and was translated into four different languages.

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