In this review, we are pitting two theories against each other: the more accepted theory, the
number sense theory, suggesting that a sense of number is innate and non-symbolic …

The concept of home numeracy has been defined as parent–child interactions with
numerical content. This concept started to receive increasing attention since the last decade …

Recently, a lot of studies in the domain of numerical cognition have been published
demonstrating a robust association between numerical symbol processing and individual …

We determined the relative importance of the so‐called approximate number system (ANS),
symbolic number comparison (SNC) and verbal and spatial short‐term and working memory …

During a cold December afternoon, we were discussing a research project related to
mathematical learning and related emotional difficulties, drinking cups of tea and coffee …

The numerical cognition literature offers two views to explain numerical and arithmetical
development. The unique-representation view considers the approximate number system …

Symbolic and non-symbolic magnitude representations, measured by digit or dot
comparison tasks, are assumed to underlie the development of arithmetic skills. The …

Numerous studies have assessed the cognitive correlates of performance in mathematics,
but little research has been conducted to systematically examine the relations between …

Abstract The term “Weber–Fechner law” is arguably the most widely used misnomer in
psychological science. The unification reflects a failure to appreciate the logical …

Numerosity, the set size of a group of items, helps guide human and animals' behavior and
decisions. Numerosity perception is thought to be a precursor of symbolic numerical …