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Old 11-20-2012, 12:55 PM   #24
xoxoxoBruce
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Originally Posted by Griff View Post
Even the title of this thread makes me anxious. I do the maths if I need them, but childhood trauma prevents ever attaching recreation to them.
With very good reason.
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A new study by researchers at the University of Chicago has found that for people who get anxious at the idea of doing mathematics, just preparing to do a math problem can trigger activity in a part of your brain that registers physical pain.
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