Quantity discrimination in newly hatched zebrafish suggests hardwired numerical abilities

Newly-hatched zebrafish larvae show true capacity to process numerical information, suggesting that all vertebrates might have hardwired numerical abilities.

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Main Authors: Tyrone Lucon-Xiccato, Elia Gatto, Camilla Maria Fontana, Angelo Bisazza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-03-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04595-7
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spelling doaj.art-bb4686b39198404f830bcacfa1680f822023-03-26T11:16:06ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Biology2399-36422023-03-01611810.1038/s42003-023-04595-7Quantity discrimination in newly hatched zebrafish suggests hardwired numerical abilitiesTyrone Lucon-Xiccato0Elia Gatto1Camilla Maria Fontana2Angelo Bisazza3Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of FerraraDepartment of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of FerraraDepartment of Biology, University of PadovaDepartment of General Psychology, University of PadovaNewly-hatched zebrafish larvae show true capacity to process numerical information, suggesting that all vertebrates might have hardwired numerical abilities.https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04595-7
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Quantity discrimination in newly hatched zebrafish suggests hardwired numerical abilities
Communications Biology
title Quantity discrimination in newly hatched zebrafish suggests hardwired numerical abilities
title_full Quantity discrimination in newly hatched zebrafish suggests hardwired numerical abilities
title_fullStr Quantity discrimination in newly hatched zebrafish suggests hardwired numerical abilities
title_full_unstemmed Quantity discrimination in newly hatched zebrafish suggests hardwired numerical abilities
title_short Quantity discrimination in newly hatched zebrafish suggests hardwired numerical abilities
title_sort quantity discrimination in newly hatched zebrafish suggests hardwired numerical abilities
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