Most of us use numbers daily for counting, estimating quantities or formal mathematics, yet
despite their importance our understanding of the brain correlates of these processes is still …

The relationship between spatial and mathematical ability is controversial. Thus, the current
study conducted a meta-analysis of 73 studies, with 263 effect sizes to explore the …

Our understanding of how the human brain performs mathematical calculations is far from
complete, but in recent years there have been many exciting breakthroughs by scientists all …

Children use numbers every day and typically receive formal mathematical training from an
early age, as it is a main subject in school curricula. Despite an increase in children …

Number symbols have allowed humans to develop superior mathematical skills that are a
hallmark of technologically advanced cultures. Findings in animal cognition, developmental …

To evaluate the relative role of left and right hemispheres (RH) and describe the functional
anatomy of RH during ortholinguistic tasks, we re-analyzed the 128 papers of a former left …

Flow refers to a positive, activity-associated, subjective experience under conditions of a
perceived fit between skills and task demands. Using functional magnetic resonance …

The n-back task is frequently used as an experimental paradigm in imaging studies of
working memory. This study aimed to investigate whether the Bergen 2-back task is suitable …

Mathematicians frequently evoke their “intuition” when they are able to quickly and
automatically solve a problem, with little introspection into their insight. Cognitive …

Social cognition and language are two core features of the human species. Despite
distributed recruitment of brain regions in each mental capacity, the left parietal lobe (LPL) …