Sentences with phrase «approximate number sense»

Unlike Tony Johnson (14 March, p 25), I can't accept that approximate number sense influences our perception that time accelerates...

One, called the approximate number sense, distinguishes larger quantities from smaller ones, be they dots flashing on a screen or fruits in a tree.

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Although an emeritus professor, technically retired, Butterworth continues to research the neurodevelopmental roots of number sense, recently showing that guppies, like humans, possess approximate and precise number systems, and that dyscalculic adults have no more trouble telling the time than numerate people.