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
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 7, 2020·2 min readBrain training does not improve early number skillsBrain training exercises do not help boost early math learning. However, core thinking skills, including memory and attention, are key skills that support early math learning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 18, 2019·4 min readDogs process numerical quantities in similar brain region as humansfMRI neuroimaging reveals the parietotemporal cortex of dogs responds to numeric concepts. The study provides evidence that numerosity is a shared evolutionary neural mechanism.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 25, 2019·3 min readBabies understand counting years earlier than believedCounting directs an infant's attention to numerical aspects of their environment, proving they recognize counting as numerically relevant years before acquiring the meaning of number words.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 19, 2017·4 min readWhat Humans and Primates Both Know When It Comes to NumbersA new study reports primates have the ability to distinguish between small and large quantities of objects, regardless of the surface area on which the objects are placed.Read More
