Humans, including infants, and many other species have a capacity for rapid, nonverbal estimation of numerosity. However, the mechanisms for number perception are still not clear; some maintain that ...

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Most people learn to count and do basic arithmetic at a young age and don’t give these skills a second thought. But numerosity or numeracy, the ability to think about and use numbers, is more than a ...

Crows recently demonstrated an understanding of the concept of zero. It’s only the latest evidence of animals’ talents for numerical abstraction — which may still differ from our own grasp of numbers.

While some experiments try to test animals' perception of quantities in natural settings, others use training paradigms that offer experimenters more control over the conditions. All face the obstacle ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract 3 studies investigated visual pattern variability and numerosity as variables determining expressed preferences. In Study I, pattern ...

A cognitive neuroscience, through study, has addressed basic research questions about how our brains process number and magnitude and how such processes give rise to more complex mathematical thinking ...

ThoughtBox, the Irish-based start-up looking to change how kids learn about maths and science by using interactive games, has seen its first app reach the top of the charts both at home and abroad.

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