On the genesis of spatial-numerical associations: Evolutionary and cultural factors co-construct the mental number line

EY Toomarian, EM Hubbard - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2018‏ - Elsevier
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 …

Representational pseudoneglect: A review

JL Brooks, S Della Sala, S Darling - Neuropsychology review, 2014‏ - Springer
Pseudoneglect, the tendency to be biased towards the left-hand side of space, is a robust
and consistent behavioural observation best demonstrated on the task of visuospatial line …

A working memory account for spatial–numerical associations

JP van Dijck, W Fias - Cognition, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Several psychophysical and neuropsychological investigations have suggested that the
mental representation of numbers takes the form of a number line along which magnitude is …

Symbolic estrangement: evidence against a strong association between numerical symbols and the quantities they represent.

IM Lyons, D Ansari, SL Beilock - Journal of Experimental …, 2012‏ - psycnet.apa.org
Are numerals estranged from a sense of the actual quantities they represent? We
demonstrate that, irrespective of numerical size or distance, direct comparison of the relative …

Finding the answer in space: The mental whiteboard hypothesis on serial order in working memory

E Abrahamse, JP Van Dijck, S Majerus… - Frontiers in Human …, 2014‏ - frontiersin.org
Various prominent models on serial order coding in working memory (WM) build on the
notion that serial order is achieved by binding the various items to-be-maintained to fixed …

Human infants' preference for left-to-right oriented increasing numerical sequences

MD de Hevia, L Girelli, M Addabbo, V Macchi Cassia - PloS one, 2014‏ - journals.plos.org
While associations between number and space, in the form of a spatially oriented numerical
representation, have been extensively reported in human adults, the origins of this …

Neglect impairs explicit processing of the mental number line

M Zorzi, M Bonato, B Treccani, G Scalambrin… - Frontiers in Human …, 2012‏ - frontiersin.org
Converging evidence suggests that visuospatial attention plays a pivotal role in numerical
processing, especially when the task involves the manipulation of numerical magnitudes …

No inherent left and right side in human 'mental number line': evidence from right brain damage

M Aiello, S Jacquin-Courtois, S Merola, T Ottaviani… - Brain, 2012‏ - academic.oup.com
Spatial reasoning has a relevant role in mathematics and helps daily computational
activities. It is widely assumed that in cultures with left-to-right reading, numbers are …

Visuospatial neglect-a theory-informed overview of current and emerging strategies and a systematic review on the therapeutic use of non-invasive brain stimulation

PT Zebhauser, M Vernet, E Unterburger… - Neuropsychology review, 2019‏ - Springer
Visuospatial neglect constitutes a supramodal cognitive deficit characterized by reduction or
loss of spatial awareness for the contralesional space. It occurs in over 40% of right-and …

The temporary nature of number—space interactions.

W Fias, JP van Dijck - Canadian Journal of Experimental …, 2016‏ - psycnet.apa.org
Il est généralement accepté que la représentation mentale et le traitement des nombres et
de l'espace sont étroitement liés. Des études ont mis en relief les relations entre les …