The successful learning and performance of mathematics relies on a range of individual,
social and educational factors. Recent research suggests that executive function skills …

Many studies tested the association between numerical magnitude processing and
mathematics achievement, but results differ depending on the number format used. For …

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 …

If languages influence the way we think, do bilinguals think differently in their respective
languages? And if languages do not affect thought, why do bilinguals often perceive such …

It is widely accepted that human and nonhuman species possess a specialized system to
process large approximate numerosities. The theory of an evolutionarily ancient …

" Brings together the cognitive, the cultural, and the neurological in an elegant, compelling
narrative. A revelatory work."--Oliver Sacks, MD The act of reading is so easily taken for …

An emerging class of theories concerning the functional structure of the brain takes the
reuse of neural circuitry for various cognitive purposes to be a central organizational …

A brilliant inquiry into the origins of human nature from the author of Rationality, The Better
Angels of Our Nature, and Enlightenment Now." Swee**, erudite, sharply argued, and fun …

Recent research in cognitive and developmental neuroscience is providing a new approach
to the understanding of dyscalculia that emphasizes a core deficit in understanding sets and …

Working memory refers to a mental workspace, involved in controlling, regulating, and
actively maintaining relevant information to accomplish complex cognitive tasks (eg …