Cortical representations of numbers and nonsymbolic quantities expand and segregate in children from 5 to 8 years of age.

Number symbols, such as Arabic numerals, are cultural inventions that have transformed human mathematical skills. Although their acquisition is at the core of early elementary education in children, it remains unknown how the neural representations of numerals emerge during that period. It is also u...

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Main Authors: Tomoya Nakai, Cléa Girard, Léa Longo, Hanna Chesnokova, Jérôme Prado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001935