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 integrated theory of numerical development posits that a central theme of numerical
development from infancy to adulthood is progressive broadening of the types and ranges of …

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 …

Numerosity, the set size of a group of items, is processed by the association cortex, but
certain aspects mirror the properties of primary senses. Sensory cortices contain …

Attaching meaning to arbitrary symbols (ie words) is a complex and lengthy process. In the
case of numbers, it was previously suggested that this process is grounded on two early pre …

Memory consolidation transforms initially labile memory traces into more stable
representations. One putative mechanism for consolidation is the reactivation of memory …

Considerable information about mental states can be decoded from noninvasive measures
of human brain activity. Analyses of brain activity patterns can reveal what a person is …

In recent years, there has been substantial growth in neuroimaging studies investigating
neural correlates of symbolic (eg Arabic numerals) and non-symbolic (eg dot arrays) number …

Comment les symboles numériques, tels que des mots exprimant un nombre, acquièrent-ils
leur sens? Cette question, ou «problème du fondement des symboles», est au cœur du …

Our human-specific symbolic number skills that underpin science and technology spring
from nonsymbolic set size representations. Despite the significance of numerical …