A possible functional role of finger representations for the development of early numerical
cognition has been the subject of recent debate; however, until now, only behavioral studies …

This functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study systematically investigates
whether there is a neurofunctional overlap of nonsymbolic numerical and spatial cognition in …

The embodied cognition framework suggests that neural systems for perception and action
are engaged during higher cognitive processes. In an event-related fMRI study, we tested …

In the literature on numerical cognition, it is generally assumed that fingers play a functional
role in the development of a mature counting system (Gelman and Gallistel, 1978; Fuson et …

In this chapter, we discuss the involvement of fingers in the development of numerical
representations and in arithmetic processing. Although cultural differences exist, the use of …

The history of mathematics provides several examples of the use of fingers to count or
calculate. These observations converge with developmental data showing that fingers play a …

Fingers are used as canonical representations for numbers across cultures. In previous
imaging studies, it was shown that arithmetic processing activates neural resources that are …

We are born with a “number sense”-the ability to respond to numerosity, which we share with
other vertebrates. This inherited numerosity representation is approximate and follows the …

The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between finger counting and
numerical processing in 4–7-year-old children. Children were assessed on a variety of …

Fingers facilitate number learning and arithmetic processing in early childhood. The current
study investigated whether images of early-learned, culturally-typical (canonical), finger …