There is a well-known relation between spatial ability and mathematics dating back to the
work of early twentieth century factor analysts. This connection is a ripe opportunity for …

Spatial representation and thinking have evolutionary importance for any mobile organism.
In addition, they help reasoning in domains that are not obviously spatial, for example …

The relations among various spatial and mathematics skills were assessed in a cross-
sectional study of 854 children from kindergarten, third, and sixth grades (ie, 5 to 13 years of …

While men and women do not differ in levels of general intelligence, gender differences do
exist for more specific cognitive abilities. In particular, gender gaps in spatial ability are the …

This book reviews the considerable body of research that has been done to evaluate the
touch skills of blind people. With an emphasis on cognitive and neuroscientific approaches …

For many centuries, philosophers and scientists have pondered the origins and nature of
human intuitions about the properties of points, lines, and figures on the Euclidean plane …

We live in an age of scientific collaboration, popular uprisings, failing political parties, and
increasing corporate power. Many of these kinds of collective action derive from the …

Young children regularly engage in musical activities, but the effects of early music
education on children's cognitive development are unknown. While some studies have …

Many poor children are underprepared for demanding primary school curricula. Research in
cognitive science suggests that school achievement could be improved by preschool …

Psychological researchers have become increasingly concerned with generalized accounts
of human behavior based on narrow participant representation. This concern is particularly …