Founding Editorial: Cognition

Editorial: Abstract Mathematical Cognition

Mathematical Cognition Despite the importance of mathematics in our educational systems, little is known about how abstract mathematical thinking emerges. Most research on mathematical cognition has been dedicated to understanding its more simple forms such as seriation and counting. Although these forms constitute the foundational plinth upon which all other maths skills develop, the gap betwe...

Editorial: Stress and Cognition

Editorial: Language, Cognition, and Gender

Gender inequality remains a contentious issue in many societies, despite legislative, and other less formal attempts to tackle it. It is perpetuated, in part, by gender stereotyping. Previous research indicates that language contributes to gender inequality in various ways: Genderrelated information is transmitted through formal and semantic features of language, such as the grammatical categor...

Editorial: Diversity and Universality in Causal Cognition

Editorial: Genetics of Brain Function and Cognition

489 0001-8244/01/1100-0489$19.50/0 © 2001 Plenum Publishing Corporation If there is any truth in the allegation that behavior geneticists like behaviors best when they show high heritability, then surely filling out an IQ test is the human behavior that makes us most happy. Extensive research based on twin, family, and adoption data has documented that more than half of the striking individual ...