Recent research in cognitive and developmental neuroscience is providing a new approach
to the understanding of dyscalculia that emphasizes a core deficit in understanding sets and …

“Is there a biology of intelligence which is characteristic of the normal human nervous
system?” Here we review 37 modern neuroimaging studies in an attempt to address this …

This new edition provides an accessible guide to advances in neuroscience research and
what they reveal about intelligence. Compelling evidence shows that genetics plays a major …

“Fascinating. Doidge's book is a remarkable and hopeful portrait of the endless adaptability
of the human brain.”—Oliver Sacks, MD, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat …

What makes an expert? What strategies do they use? If you're an expert in one domain, are
you more likely to become an expert in a second? In examining questions like these …

Reflecting recent changes in the way cognition and the brain are studied, this thoroughly
updated fourth edition of this bestselling textbook provides a comprehensive and student …

Superior perception, peaks of ability, and savant skills are often observed in the autistic
phenotype. The enhanced perceptual functioning model (Mottron et al., 2006a) emphasizes …

Why do some people have superior memory capabilities? We addressed this age-old
question by examining individuals renowned for outstanding memory feats in forums such …

Humans rely on two main systems of quantification; one is nonsymbolic and involves
approximate number representations (known as the approximate number system or ANS) …

Aim of the present functional magnet resonance imaging (fMRI) study was to detect
modifications of cerebral activation patterns related to learning arithmetic. Thirteen right …