Time and space are tightly linked in the physical word. Recently, several lines of evidence
have suggested that the mental representation of time might be spatial in nature. For …

Map** numbers onto space is a common cognitive representation that has been explored
in both behavioral and neuroimaging contexts. Empirical work probing the diverse nature of …

Our understanding of how the human brain performs mathematical calculations is far from
complete, but in recent years there have been many exciting breakthroughs by scientists all …

Thinking about the abstract concept power may automatically activate the spatial up–down
image schema (powerful up; powerless down) and consequently direct spatial attention to …

Spatial-numerical associations (SNAs) have been studied extensively in the past two
decades, always requiring either explicit magnitude processing or explicit spatial-directional …

The color red is known to influence psychological functioning, having both negative (eg,
blood, fire, danger), and positive (eg, sex, food) connotations. The aim of our study was to …

Rather than reflecting the long-term memory construct of a mental number line, it has been
proposed that the relation between numbers and space is of a more temporary nature and …

Visuo-spatial training is considered a promising approach to provide young children with a
sound foundation for later mathematical learning. We developed and implemented a tablet …

Event-related potential (ERP) is bioelectrical activity that occurs in the brain in response to
specific events or stimuli, reflecting the electrophysiological changes in the brain during …

Publisher Summary This chapter reviews recent research with young children and preverbal
infants, suggesting that this system is operational from early in human life and may be far …