Numerical Cognition: The Basics provides an understanding of the neural and cognitive
mechanisms that enable us to perceive, process, and memorize numerical information …

How does the brain represent number and make mathematical calculations? What underlies
the development of numerical and mathematical abilities? What factors affect the learning of …

Numerical cognition describes the processes that one uses to assimilate, ascribe, and
manipulate numerical information. This chapter is organized into two sections. The first …

A broad range of current experimental research on numerical cognition and the acquisition
of mathematical skills is covered in this volume. The individual chapters provide in-depth …

The last decade has seen a rapid growth in our understanding of the cognitive systems that
underlie mathematical learning and performance, and an increased recognition of the …

How do we understand numbers? Do animals and babies have numerical abilities? Why do
some people fail to grasp numbers, and how we can improve numerical understanding …

The numerical domain is unique in at least three ways. First, numbers represent a particular
aspect of reality (ie, numerosity). Second, numbers are the object of specific processing such …

Continuous Issues in Numerical Cognition: How Many or How Much re-examines the widely
accepted view that there exists a core numerical system within human beings and an innate …

Arithmetic is one of the foundations of our educational systems, but what exactly is it?
Numbers are everywhere in our modern societies, but what is our knowledge of numbers …

The human brain has remarkable capabilities for encoding and manipulating information
about quantities. Understanding how the brain carries out such number and quantity …