Acalculia: an historical review of localization

Brain Cogn. 1991 Nov;17(2):102-15. doi: 10.1016/0278-2626(91)90071-f.

Abstract

This article reviews the brain localization of calculation disorders (acalculia) beginning with Gall's claim in the early 19th century for a "center" of calculation. A renewed interest in the subject arose around the time of Henschen during the first quarter of the 20th century. A summary of the cases of acalculia since Henschen leads to the conclusion that regardless of the functional modular nature of calculation ability, there is neither a localized region nor a specific hemisphere uniquely underlying the disorder.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brain / physiology
  • Cognition Disorders*
  • Humans
  • Language Disorders
  • Mental Processes / physiology*