Narrow your search

Library

FARO (1)

KU Leuven (1)

LUCA School of Arts (1)

Odisee (1)

Thomas More Kempen (1)

Thomas More Mechelen (1)

UCLL (1)

UGent (1)

ULB (1)

ULiège (1)

More...

Resource type

book (2)


Language

English (2)


Year
From To Submit

2015 (2)

Listing 1 - 2 of 2
Sort by

Book
Numerical development : from cognitive functions to neural underpinnings
Authors: --- --- ---
ISBN: 9782889194247 Year: 2015 Publisher: Frontiers Media SA

Loading...
Export citation

Choose an application

Bookmark

Abstract

Living at the beginning of the 21st century requires being numerate, because numerical abilities not only essential for life prospects of individuals but also for economic interests of post-industrial knowledge societies. Thus, numerical development is at the core of both individual as well as societal interests. There is the notion that we are already born with a very basic ability to deal with small numerosities. Yet, this often called “number sense” seems to be very restricted, approximate, and driven by perceptual constraints. During our numerical development in formal (e.g., school) but also informal contexts (e.g., family, street) we acquire culturally developed abstract symbol systems to represent exact numerosities – in particular number words and Arabic digits – refining our numerical capabilities. In recent years, numerical development has gained increasing research interest documented in a growing number of behavioural, neuro-scientific, educational, cross-cultural, and neuropsychological studies addressing this issue. Additionally, our understanding of how numerical competencies develop has also benefitted considerably from the advent of different neuro-imaging techniques allowing for an evaluation of developmental changes in the human brain. In sum, we are now starting to put together a more and more coherent picture of how numerical competencies develop and how this development is associated with neural changes as well. In the end, this knowledge might also lead to a better understanding of the reasons for atypical numerical development which often has grieve consequences for those who suffer from developmental dyscalculia. Therefore, this Research Topic deals with all aspects of numerical development: findings from behavioural performance to underlying neural substrates, from cross-sectional to longitudinal evaluations, from healthy to clinical populations. To this end, we encourage empirical contributions using different experimental methodologies but also welcome theoretical contributions, review articles, or opinion papers. We hope that in this Research Topic the expertise of researchers from different backgrounds will be brought together to advance a topic with both scientific and every-day relevance.


Book
Numerical Development - From cognitive functions to neural underpinnings
Author:
ISBN: 2889194248 Year: 2015 Publisher: Frontiers Media SA

Loading...
Export citation

Choose an application

Bookmark

Abstract

Keywords

Listing 1 - 2 of 2
Sort by