Mathematics
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Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Addition and Subtraction but Not Multiplication and Division Cause Shifts of Spatial Attention
Mengjin Li, Dixiu Liu, Min Li, Wenshan Dong, Yalun Huang, Qi Chen

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Solving addition and subtraction problems can make us pay more attention to the right or left side, depending on the operation. This was confirmed in an experiment. However, multiplication and division don't have the same effect on our attention.

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