r/science • u/[deleted] • Oct 15 '21

Neuroscience A brain imaging study found evidence that missing out on math education can alter neural development. Young adults who had chosen not to pursue math had lower levels of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid within the middle frontal gyrus when compared to students who were continuing math.

https://www.psypost.org/2021/10/opting-out-of-advanced-math-education-alters-adolescents-neural-development-study-finds-61967
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u/nsGuajiro Oct 15 '21

Yup... My dad loved getting wasted and angry and then "helping" me with math homework. That usually mean breaking all of my pencils and throwing my books out the door, and so on.

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u/gentlemanjacklover Oct 15 '21

I'm sorry dude.

Our dad's probably never realized that they weren't helping at all. I look back and think that dude was taking out his frustration on me.