Washington DC, Nov. 13 -- Stanford researchers have found that children who consistently struggle with mathematics may have underlying differences in the way their brains manage problem-solving strategies. Children with developmental dyscalculia took longer to switch between strategies, were less responsive to changes in difficulty and found it harder to improve their approaches over time, as per the ScienceDaily website.

Researchers also identified distinct patterns of brain activity associated with these challenges, which could predict certain math-related abilities.

For some children, learning math is much more difficult than it is for their classmates. Even when they practice and receive instruction, they may continue to struggle wi...