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 …

What representations underlie the ability to think and reason about number? Whereas
certain numerical concepts, such as the real numbers, are only ever represented by a subset …

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 …

An update to the classic text that links neuroscience and human behavior in the context of
therapy. This groundbreaking book explores the recent revolution in psychotherapy that has …

Developmental dyscalculia is a learning disability that affects the acquisition of knowledge
about numbers and arithmetic. It is widely assumed that numeracy is rooted on the “number …

Creating a healthy, social classroom environment. This book explains how the brain, as a
social organism, learns best throughout the lifespan, from our early schooling through late …

Part of human cortex is specialized for cultural domains such as reading and arithmetic,
whose invention is too recent to have influenced the evolution of our species …

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 …

For years, the brain has been viewed as a relatively static entity, determined by the
interaction of genetic preprogramming and early childhood experience. In contrast to this …

Abstract Number, like color or movement, is a basic property of the environment. Recently,
single neurons tuned to number have been observed in animals. We used both …