The Handbook of Mathematical Cognition by Jamie I.D. Campbell

By Jamie I.D. Campbell

How does the mind symbolize quantity and make mathematical calculations? What underlies the advance of numerical and mathematical talents? What elements impact the training of numerical recommendations and abilities? What are the organic bases of quantity wisdom? Do people and different animals percentage comparable numerical representations and procedures? What underlies numerical and mathematical disabilities and issues, and what's the diagnosis for rehabilitation? those questions are the area of mathematical cognition, the sector of study all in favour of the cognitive and neurological procedures that underlie numerical and mathematical talents. The Handbook of Mathematical Cognition is a suite of 27 essays through top researchers that offers a finished evaluation of this significant learn field.

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