Many studies tested the association between numerical magnitude processing and
mathematics achievement, but results differ depending on the number format used. For …

The number line estimation task is widely used to investigate mathematical learning and
development. The present meta‐analysis statistically synthesized the extensive evidence on …

What do infants know? How does the knowledge that they begin with prepare them for
learning about the particular physical, cultural, and social world in which they live? Answers …

The origins of human abilities for mathematics are debated: Some theories suggest that they
are founded upon evolutionarily ancient brain circuits for number and space and others that …

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 …

Social groups can be remarkably smart and knowledgeable when their averaged
judgements are compared with the judgements of individuals. Already Galton [Galton F …

If languages influence the way we think, do bilinguals think differently in their respective
languages? And if languages do not affect thought, why do bilinguals often perceive such …

Humans and non-human primates share an elemental quantification system that resides in a
dedicated neural network in the parietal and frontal lobes. In this cortical network,'number …

We review the growing literature on health numeracy, the ability to understand and use
numerical information, and its relation to cognition, health behaviors, and medical outcomes …

This chapter introduces readers to a basic model and framework with which to understand
how human cultures influence, and are influenced by, psychological processes and …