Are numbers special? An overview of chronometric, neuroimaging, developmental and comparative studies of magnitude representation
Progress in NeurobiologyPublished 20 November 2007
Roi Cohen Kadosh, Jan Lammertyn, Véronique Izard
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Evidence from chronometric, neuroimaging, developmental and comparative fields is critically reviewed, and a meta-analysis of the neuroim imaging data is supplemented with an integrative overview of each approach to discuss limitations inherent in each approach.
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There is a current debate whether the human brain possesses a shared representation for various types of magnitude such as numerical quantities, physical size, or loudness. Here, we critically review evidence from chronometric, neuroimaging, developmental and comparative fields, and supplement it with a meta-analysis of the neuroimaging data. Together, based on such an integrative overview, we discuss limitations inherent in each approach, and the possibility whether shared, or distinct magnitude representation, or both representations exist.
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