Numerical cognition

2017 Spring

Time: biweekly, of even Fridays, 14.00-17.00

Room: Izu 402

Topics

Demonstration of some numerical phenomena

Basic numerical representations

• • Analog Magnitude System

  • The role of verbal representation

  • Discrete Semantic System

• Object quantification

Development and impairment of numerical abilities

• • Numerical abilities in infants

  • Numerical abilities in preschoolers

  • Impairment of numerical abilities and dyscalculia

The role of the number notation in number processing

• • Cultural history of number notations

  • Typology of number notations

  • The role of number notations in number processing

Readings

Dehaene, S. (1997). The number sense: How the mind creates mathematics. New York: Oxford University Press.

More readings are coming soon.

Optionally, see information on our lab's web page.

Requirements

• • Written examination based on the readings and the slides (19 May).

  • Choose one of the following option (we'll discussing the chosen options on 10 March, deadline is 19 May)

    • Wikipedia article in numerical cognition, minimum 8000 characters (with spaces).

    • Running a numerical experiment. The plans will be discussed before collecting the data.

    • Detailed commentary for one of our manuscript in preparation.

    • Read 3 papers in a specific subtopic published in the recent 2 years, and summarize them in an essay.

Slides

Some of the slides are in Hungarian. Translation is in progress.

Introduction

Bases of numerical cognition

The development and impairment of numerical cognition

The role of the number notation in numerical abilities