FeaturedNeuroscience·January 31, 2023·3 min readCan a Computer Teach Babies to Count?Study offers promising insight into how technology can aid in early math skills and can be used to close gaps in early childhood learning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 27, 2022·5 min readCounting From Left to Right Feels ‘Natural’, but New Research Shows Our Brains Count Faster From Bottom to TopPeople actually process numbers faster when they are displayed vertically, with the smaller number at the bottom and larger number at the top.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 28, 2022·6 min readSprint Then Stop? Brain Is Wired for the Math to Make It HappenThe brain naturally implements principles of calculus and integrated learned rules of life with sensory information to guide motor plans and actions.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 26, 2022·5 min readThe Mathematics of Human Behavior: New Model Can Spot Liars and Counter DisinformationA new mathematical model has the potential to accurately distinguish a misunderstanding from false information and lies.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 27, 2022·4 min readSharing Behavior Among Young Children May Be Related to Their Counting SkillsA young child's counting skills are the single biggest predictor of their ability to participate in fair sharing behaviors. Prompting children to count improves their pro-social sharing behaviors, researchers say.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 11, 2022·3 min readBrain Circuit Strength Predicts a Child’s Ability to Understand NumbersThe strength of the connection between the hippocampus and the intraparietal sulcus predicts a child's ability to learn number sense and mathematics.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 6, 2022·6 min readBuilding Artificial Neurons With MathematicsUsing algebraic topography, researchers have created an algorithm that requires only a few examples to generate a large number of unique cells.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 25, 2022·4 min readChildren May Instinctively Know How to Do Division Even Before Hitting the BooksA child's ability to perform approximate calculations extends to true division. The findings may provide a basis for strategies for teaching mathematical concepts.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 14, 2022·4 min readMath Neurons Identified in the BrainSome neurons become exclusively activated when performing addition, others become active when performing subtraction tasks.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 8, 2022·5 min readWords Are Needed to Think About NumbersIn order to represent an exact quantity higher than four, people need to have words for those numbers.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 26, 2021·4 min readMath Equation of Mood Can Predict Your Preferences Better Than You CanA new mathematical equation predicts which individuals will have more happiness and increased brain activity for intrinsic rather than extrinsic rewards. The approach can be used to predict personal preferences based on mood and without asking the individual.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·August 16, 2021·4 min readHow (And Where) The Brain Analyzes Math and Language Spoken SimultaneouslyStudy reveals how the brain analyzes different types of speech which may be linked to how we comprehend sentences and calculate mathematical equations.Read More
