Recent studies in human neuroimaging, primate neurophysiology, and developmental
neuropsychology indicate that the human ability for arithmetic has a tangible cerebral …

How does the brain represent number and make mathematical calculations? What underlies
the development of numerical and mathematical abilities? What factors affect the learning of …

We describe two acalculic patients, one with a left subcortical lesion and the other with a
right inferior parietal lesion and Gerstmann's syndrome. Both suffered from “pure …

Reflecting recent changes in the way cognition and the brain are studied, this thoroughly
updated fourth edition of this bestselling textbook provides a comprehensive and student …

Arithmetic is still hugely important in many aspects of modern life, but our personal attitudes
to it differ greatly. Many people struggle with the basic principles of arithmetic, whilst others …

We measured cerebral activation with functional magnetic resonance imaging at 3 Tesla
while eight healthy volunteers performed various number processing tasks known to be …

The study of neuronal specialisation in different cognitive and perceptual domains is
important for our understanding of the human brain, its typical and atypical development …

This paper aimed to test the specificity of predicting power of finger gnosia on later
numerical abilities in school-age children and to contribute to the understanding of this …

It is thought that number magnitude is represented in an abstract and amodal way on a left-
to-right oriented mental number line. Major evidence for this idea has been provided by the …

Number magnitude and number parity representation are fundamental number
representations. However, the representation of parity is much less understood than that of …