Sentences with phrase «numerical cognition»

Five experimental studies are proposed: The first set of studies (1 - 3) in this proposal test the impact of two types of cognition on children's generosity: numerical cognition and counterfactual reasoning.

He says, «My research interest revolves around the neural basis of numerical cognition, its development, and individual differences, such as who is good at learning numbers and math, who is not, and why.»

Young children who play the game do show improvements on basic numerical cognition, but it's unclear how long these improvements last.

But now, thanks to advances in brain imaging techniques and improved understanding of numerical cognition in general, new insights into the disorder have begun to emerge.

The Number Sense games, including a snazzy - looking iPhone version of Numberbonds, are intended to nurture the abilities that, Butterworth contends, are the root of numerical cognition and the core deficit of dyscalculia — manipulating precise quantities.

«Working with children who have tremendous difficulties across a number of domains, including numerical cognition, you start to wonder: How does my science matter?

Then he saw an ad for a faculty post focused on numerical cognition in Dartmouth College's Department of Education.

«I looked at people like [cognitive neuroscientist] Stanislas Dehaene, whose research illustrated the value of using neuroscience to ask questions about numerical cognition and knowledge acquisition, and I said, «I want to do this too.»»

Not exact matches

Although linguists have long believed that counting and having words for numbers are basic, if not innate, to human cognition, the Pirahã people in Brazil have no words to express numerical concepts such as «one,» «two,» or «many.»

Calculations: meta - cognition «thinking about thinking» involving numerical operations Spatial Problem Solving: self awareness to problem solve while moving self or objects through space