Hypercalculia

Hypercalculia is "a specific developmental condition in which the ability to perform mathematical calculations is significantly superior to general learning ability and to school attainment in maths."[1] A 2002 neuroimaging study of a child with hypercalculia suggested greater brain volume in the right temporal lobe. Serial SPECT scans revealed hyperperfusion over right parietal areas during performance of arithmetic tasks.[2]

  1. ^ Boucher, Jill M. (2017). Autism Spectrum Disorder. Characteristics, Causes and Practical Issues. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE. p. 284. ISBN 978-1-47398699-2.
  2. ^ González-Garrido; Andrés Antonio; et al. (November–December 2002). "Hypercalculia in savant syndrome: central executive failure?". Archives of Medical Research. 33 (6). Elsevier: 586–589. doi:10.1016/S0188-4409(02)00404-6. PMID 12505107.