A review about functional illiteracy: Definition, cognitive, linguistic, and numerical aspects

R Vágvölgyi, A Coldea, T Dresler, J Schrader… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Formally, availability of education for children has increased around the world over the last
decades. However, despite having a successful formal education career, adults can become …

On the genesis of spatial-numerical associations: Evolutionary and cultural factors co-construct the mental number line

EY Toomarian, EM Hubbard - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Mapping numbers onto space is a common cognitive representation that has been explored
in both behavioral and neuroimaging contexts. Empirical work probing the diverse nature of …

The SNARC and MARC effects measured online: Large-scale assessment methods in flexible cognitive effects

K Cipora, M Soltanlou, UD Reips, HC Nuerk - Behavior research methods, 2019 - Springer
Abstract The Spatial–Numerical Association of Response Codes (SNARC) effect (ie, faster
reactions to small/large numbers on the left-/right-hand side) is usually observed along with …

The calculating brain

A Nieder - Physiological Reviews, 2025 - journals.physiology.org
The human brain possesses neural networks and mechanisms enabling the representation
of numbers, basic arithmetic operations, and mathematical reasoning. Without the ability to …

Spatialization in working memory is related to literacy and reading direction: Culture “literarily” directs our thoughts

A Guida, AM Megreya, M Lavielle-Guida, Y Noël… - Cognition, 2018 - Elsevier
The ability to maintain arbitrary sequences of items in the mind contributes to major cognitive
faculties, such as language, reasoning, and episodic memory. Previous research suggests …

The spatial–numerical association of response codes effect and math skills: why related?

K Cipora, Y He, HC Nuerk - Annals of the New York Academy of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Evidence from multiple studies conducted in the past few decades converges on the
conclusion that numerical properties can be associated with specific directions in space …

Observation of directional storybook reading influences young children's counting direction

SM Göbel, K McCrink, MH Fischer, S Shaki - Journal of experimental child …, 2018 - Elsevier
Even before formal schooling, children map numbers onto space in a directional manner.
The origin of this preliterate spatial–numerical association is still debated. We investigated …

Effects of parent coaching on Filipino children's numeracy, language, and literacy skills.

KM Dulay, SK Cheung, P Reyes… - Journal of Educational …, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
Early childhood interventions that target numeracy, language, and literacy skills can help to
mitigate negative educational outcomes among young children from low-to middle-income …

Insights into numerical cognition: Considering eye-fixations in number processing and arithmetic

J Mock, S Huber, E Klein, K Moeller - Psychological research, 2016 - Springer
Considering eye-fixation behavior is standard in reading research to investigate underlying
cognitive processes. However, in numerical cognition research eye-tracking is used less …

Spatial agency bias: Representing people in space

C Suitner, A Maass - Advances in experimental social psychology, 2016 - Elsevier
In this chapter, we argue that the way we read and write exerts a pervasive, subtle, and
generally unacknowledged influence on social cognition. We propose a theoretical model …