Extraction of numerosity (ie, enumeration) is an essential component of mathematical
abilities. The current study asked how automatic is the processing of numerosity and …

It is not easy for a numerate person to understand the everyday consequences of acquired
calculation and number deficits. However, we need numbers in many daily activities: to have …

Background In several countries, children's math skills have been declining at an alarming
rate in recent years and decades, and one of the explanations for this alarming situation is …

In studies of long-term memory of multi-digit numbers the leading digit tends to be recalled
correctly more often than less significant digits, which has been interpreted as evidence for …

The field of numerical cognition provides a fairly clear picture of the processes through
which we learn basic arithmetical facts. This scientific picture, however, is rarely taken as …

Understanding the way in which counting represent numerosities was shown to be a long-
lasting process. As shown in the Give-a-number task, acquiring the meanings of verbal …

Cette étude visait à déterminer si des adultes ayant été éduqués soit au Canada, soit en
Chine avaient une différente compréhension des concepts arithmétiques simples. Les …

The philosopher Henri Poincaré (1854–1912) stated that intuitions, and not formal logic, are
the foundation upon which humans base their understanding of mathematics (McLarty …

A growing body of research has shown that symbolic number processing relates to
individual differences in mathematics. However, it remains unclear which mechanisms of …

There is debate in the numerical cognition literature concerning symbolic and nonsymbolic
number representation systems as foundations for more complex mathematical skills. The …