Protocol to examine the neural basis of symbolic and non-symbolic quantity processing in human brain with fMRI

Altınok S., Vatansever G., ÜSTÜN S., Kale E. H., ÇİÇEK M.

STAR Protocols, cilt.3, sa.4, 2022 (Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 3 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.xpro.2022.101673
  • Dergi Adı: STAR Protocols
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Behavior, Clinical Protocol, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neuroscience
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

© 2022 The Author(s)Number perception is among the basic cognitive abilities necessary to understand our environment. Here, we present a protocol to examine the neural underpinnings of numerosity comparison regarding symbolic and non-symbolic stimuli using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). This protocol gives instructions for screening participants, followed by steps to perform an event-related fMRI experiment and data analysis with SPM12. This protocol will be informative for investigating numerical cognition in various groups including children with dyscalculia or people at different developmental stages. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Üstün et al. (2021) and Vatansever et al. (2020).