The calculating brain
A Nieder - Physiological Reviews, 2025 - journals.physiology.org
The human brain possesses neural networks and mechanisms enabling the representation
of numbers, basic arithmetic operations, and mathematical reasoning. Without the ability to …
of numbers, basic arithmetic operations, and mathematical reasoning. Without the ability to …
The role of the angular gyrus in arithmetic processing: A literature review
Since the pioneering work of the early 20th century neuropsychologists, the angular gyrus
(AG), particularly in the left hemisphere, has been associated with numerical and …
(AG), particularly in the left hemisphere, has been associated with numerical and …
The neural correlates of retrieval and procedural strategies in mental arithmetic: A functional neuroimaging meta‐analysis
Mental arithmetic is a complex skill of great importance for later academic and life success.
Many neuroimaging studies and several meta‐analyses have aimed to identify the neural …
Many neuroimaging studies and several meta‐analyses have aimed to identify the neural …
Cortical representations of numbers and nonsymbolic quantities expand and segregate in children from 5 to 8 years of age
Number symbols, such as Arabic numerals, are cultural inventions that have transformed
human mathematical skills. Although their acquisition is at the core of early elementary …
human mathematical skills. Although their acquisition is at the core of early elementary …
Shared numerosity representations across formats and tasks revealed with 7 Tesla fMRI: decoding, generalization, and individual differences in behavior
Debate continues on whether encoding of symbolic number is grounded in nonsymbolic
numerical magnitudes. Nevertheless, fluency of perceiving both number formats, and …
numerical magnitudes. Nevertheless, fluency of perceiving both number formats, and …
[HTML][HTML] Numerical Cognition Across the Lifespan: A Selective Review of Key Developmental Stages and Neural, Cognitive, and Affective Underpinnings
Numerical cognition constitutes a set of hierarchically related skills and abilities that develop–
and may subsequently begin to decline–over developmental time. An innate “number …
and may subsequently begin to decline–over developmental time. An innate “number …
[HTML][HTML] The role of the intraparietal sulcus in numeracy: a review of parietal lesion cases
E Duricy, C Durisko, JA Fiez - Behavioural Brain Research, 2025 - Elsevier
Prominent theories of numeracy link the intraparietal sulcus (IPS) to approximate
representations of quantity that undergird basic math abilities. The goal of this review is to …
representations of quantity that undergird basic math abilities. The goal of this review is to …
Short‐term number sense training recapitulates long‐term neurodevelopmental changes from childhood to adolescence
Abstract Number sense is fundamental to the development of numerical problem‐solving
skills. In early childhood, children establish associations between non‐symbolic (eg, a set of …
skills. In early childhood, children establish associations between non‐symbolic (eg, a set of …
[HTML][HTML] Overlap** but separate number representations in the intraparietal sulcus—Probing format-and modality-independence in sighted Braille readers
Abstract The Triple-Code Model stipulates that numerical information from different formats
and modalities converges on a common magnitude representation in the Intraparietal …
and modalities converges on a common magnitude representation in the Intraparietal …
Identifying conceptual neural responses to symbolic numerals
The goal of measuring conceptual processing in numerical cognition is distanced by the
possibility that neural responses to symbolic numerals are influenced by physical stimulus …
possibility that neural responses to symbolic numerals are influenced by physical stimulus …