Civilians Helping Soldiers Cope-Be Positive About Math

Lang Chen, PhD, postdoctoral scholar in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine was the lead author of a study that identified the brain pathway that links a positive attitude toward math to higher achievement in the subject. He found that a student’s attitude is an even a greater factor in their performance in math than IQ. He stressed the importance of parents and teachers, in encouraging students to keep an open mind and a positive attitude.