Format-dependent and format-independent representation of sequential and simultaneous numerosity in the crow endbrain

Numbers are processed as abstract categories, despite considerable variations in presentation formats. By recording single-neuron activity in behaving crows, the authors show successive format-dependent and format-independent numerosity codes in the avian endbrain.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Helen M. Ditz, Andreas Nieder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14519-2