Numerous studies have demonstrated an association between approximate number system
(ANS) acuity and mathematical performance. Studies have also shown that ANS acuity can …

Given the well-documented failings in mathematics education in many Western societies,
there has been an increased interest in understanding the cognitive underpinnings of …

Background: Children's spontaneous focusing on numerosity (SFON) is related to numerical
skills. This study aimed to examine (1) the developmental trajectory of SFON and (2) the …

From early in life, infants and children represent and reason about basic aspects of the world
around them. These abilities are often described as supported by a set of foundational …

What are young children's first intuitions about numbers and what role do these play in their
later understanding of mathematics? Traditionally, number has been viewed as a culturally …

Much research has investigated the relationship between the Approximate Number System
(ANS) and mathematical achievement, with continued debate surrounding the existence of …

A large proportion of recent research on the development of numerical cognition has
focused on the foundational role of approximate number sense, yet number sense alone …

Background Children's numerical and arithmetic skills differ greatly already at an early age.
Although research focusing on accounting for these large individual differences clearly …

The approximate number system (ANS) involves the processing of rudimentary quantity and
is thought to be an innate developmental building block for mathematics and its sister …

In the target article, Xing and colleagues (2021) claimed that 6-to 8-year-olds who
spontaneously referenced the midpoint of 0–100 number lines made more accurate …