https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/02/confirmed-if-youre-anxious-math-is-as-painful-as-a-hot-stove/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 03:39:25 -0400<![CDATA[The fMRI scans showed the higher a person’s math anxiety, the more anticipation of math activated the posterior insula, an inner brain region associated with registering direct threats to the body and experiencing pain. But interestingly, there was no pain response when the people were actually doing the problems.]]>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 22:40:43 -0400<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/02/confirmed-if-youre-anxious-math-is-as-painful-as-a-hot-stove-n97131