Visual number sense in untrained deep neural networks
Number sense, the ability to estimate numerosity, is observed in naïve animals, but how this
cognitive function emerges in the brain remains unclear. Here, using an artificial deep …
cognitive function emerges in the brain remains unclear. Here, using an artificial deep …
Spontaneous supra-modal encoding of number in the infant brain
The core knowledge hypothesis postulates that infants automatically analyze their
environment along abstract dimensions, including numbers. According to this view …
environment along abstract dimensions, including numbers. According to this view …
Flawed stimulus design in additive-area heuristic studies
J Park - Cognition, 2022 - Elsevier
In a series of recently published studies purportedly on the “additive-area heuristic,” Yousif &
Keil (2019, 2020) argue for a systematic distortion in the perception of the cumulative area of …
Keil (2019, 2020) argue for a systematic distortion in the perception of the cumulative area of …
A theory of perceptual number encoding.
SF Lourenco, LS Aulet - Psychological Review, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
There has long been interest in how the mind represents numerical magnitude, particularly
in the absence of symbols. For humans and nonhuman animals, number represents a core …
in the absence of symbols. For humans and nonhuman animals, number represents a core …
[HTML][HTML] Visual sense of number vs. sense of magnitude in humans and machines
A Testolin, S Dolfi, M Rochus, M Zorzi - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Numerosity perception is thought to be foundational to mathematical learning, but its
computational bases are strongly debated. Some investigators argue that humans are …
computational bases are strongly debated. Some investigators argue that humans are …
[HTML][HTML] Distinct neural sources underlying visual word form processing as revealed by steady state visual evoked potentials (SSVEP)
EEG has been central to investigations of the time course of various neural functions
underpinning visual word recognition. Recently the steady-state visual evoked potential …
underpinning visual word recognition. Recently the steady-state visual evoked potential …
Disentangling feedforward versus feedback processing in numerosity representation
M Fornaciai, J Park - Cortex, 2021 - Elsevier
Numerosity is a fundamental aspect of the external environment, needed to guide our
behavior in an effective manner. Previous studies show that numerosity processing involves …
behavior in an effective manner. Previous studies show that numerosity processing involves …
The relative salience of numerical and non-numerical dimensions shifts over development: A re-analysis of
LS Aulet, SF Lourenco - Cognition, 2021 - Elsevier
Visual displays of objects include information about number and other magnitudes such as
cumulative surface area. Despite the confluence of cues, a prevalent view is that number is …
cumulative surface area. Despite the confluence of cues, a prevalent view is that number is …
A visual sense of number emerges from divisive normalization in a simple center-surround convolutional network
Many species of animals exhibit an intuitive sense of number, suggesting a fundamental
neural mechanism for representing numerosity in a visual scene. Recent empirical studies …
neural mechanism for representing numerosity in a visual scene. Recent empirical studies …
[HTML][HTML] Evidence for an A-modal number sense: Numerosity adaptation generalizes across visual, auditory, and tactile stimuli
Humans and other species share a perceptual mechanism dedicated to the representation
of approximate quantities that allows to rapidly and reliably estimate the numerosity of a set …
of approximate quantities that allows to rapidly and reliably estimate the numerosity of a set …