Numerical Cognition
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group; Routledge
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780815357230
Subjects: Mathematical ability; Mathematics; Number concept
Description: "Numerical Cognition:The Basics provides an accessible and concise introduction to the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying our ability to perceive, process and combine numerical information. The book covers the full breadth of this growing field, including the evolutionary origins of numerical capacities, life-span development, the cognitive mechanisms and strategies during mental arithmetic, and dysfunctional development. Written in student-friendly language, and featuring pointers to useful websites, the book seeks to explain the psychological and neurofunctional mechanisms that underpin one of the most crucial cultural techniques in modern societies"--