Worrying about a math test can quite literally hurt. The anticipation of doing math problems lights up pain networks in the brain for people with high levels of math anxiety, according to a new study.

Mathematics could be literally painful after a new study published in the journal PLoS One revealed that in some people, the brain regions responsible for physical pain are activated due to fear of ...

Math problems can actually cause people anxiety and physical pain, similar to a punch in the gut, a new Canadian study shows. For people who have anxiety about the school subject, the prospect of ...

It’s no secret that a lot of people dislike math. Whether it is calculating a tip on a restaurant bill, reading a retirement statement, or being called up to the board to work out a problem in school, ...