I have been awarded a Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) by the Ministry of Education of Malaysia. The aim of the project is to explore the cognitive and neural mechanisms involved in solving single-digit multiplication. We will use a range of neuroscientific (eye-movements, functional magnetic resonance imaging, and transcranial electrical stimulation), behavioral (reaction times and accuracy measures), and educational (by comparing different multiplication-solving teaching methods) paradigms with Malaysian adults and children.
The project has a duration of three years and counts with members from the School of Psychology and the School of Education of the University of Nottingham Malaysia and the School of Diagnostic and Applied Health Sciences Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.