Training the Approximate Number System Improves Math Proficiency
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Training the approximate number system improves math proficiency.
Humans and nonhuman animals share an approximate number system (ANS) that permits estimation and rough calculation of quantities without symbols. Recent studies show a correlation between the acuity of the ANS and performance in symbolic math throughout development and into adulthood, which suggests that the ANS may serve as a cognitive foundation for the uniquely human capacity for symbolic ma...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychological Science
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0956-7976,1467-9280
DOI: 10.1177/0956797613482944