The mathematical brain
Bibliographic Collection:
Anthropogeny
Publication Type: Book
Authors: Butterworth, Brian
Year of Publication: 1999
Number of Pages: xv, 446 p
Publisher: Macmillan
City: London
Publication Language: eng
ISBN Number: 0333735277
Keywords: Aptitude, Mathematical ability, Mathematics, Psychology, Thinking
Abstract:
Butterworth's central hypothesis is that our brain is "born to count." Our genes contain instructions that specify how to build a number module, a set of neural circuits specialized for processing numbers. Those circuits, which are associated in part with the left inferior parietal lobe, make us sensitive to numerosities in our environment and allow us to understand and to manipulate numbers mentally.
Notes:
Brian Butterworthill. ; 25 cm
Label: 1999
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