Brain scans reveal math processing in children and adults
NCT ID NCT02899676
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study used functional MRI to look at brain activity while people did simple arithmetic. It included 79 healthy right-handed participants: children aged 8 to 14 and adults aged 18 to 24. The goal was to identify which brain regions are involved in math processing, not to test any treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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79 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2014
- Finished
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May 2018
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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8 to 24 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * children aged 8 to 14 with parents' consent * adults aged 18 to 24 * right-handed * affiliated to the French social security Exclusion Criteria: * known neurological disorders including epilepsia * known psychiatric disorders including Attention Deficit Disorder * birth complications needing intensive care * central nervous system treatment * important hearing disabilities * not corrected impaired vision
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Médecine nucléaire, Groupement Hospitalier Est, HCL
Bron, 69677, France