Basic math in monkeys and college students.
Adult humans possess a sophisticated repertoire of mathematical faculties. Many of these capacities are rooted in symbolic language and are therefore unlikely to be shared with nonhuman animals. However, a subset of these skills is shared with other animals, and this set is considered a cognitive ve...
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Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2007-12-01
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Series: | PLoS Biology |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2140091?pdf=render |