Abstract:In the last decades, a growing body of literature has focused on the link between number and action. Many studies conducted on adult participants have provided evidence for a bidirectional influence between numerosity processing and grasping or reaching actions. However, it is not yet clear whether this link is functional in early infancy. Here, we used the event-related potential (ERP) technique to record electrical activity of the brain in response to number–hand pairings. We implemented a cueing paradigm wh… Show more
“…A second set of studies investigated the neuro-cognitive influence of embodied cognition on typical numerical development . Employing EEG in 3-to-4-month-old infants, Decarli et al [ 8 ] found evidence for a neuro-functional link between numerosity processing and hand action processing. With the help of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) in a mental arithmetic training in first graders, Artemenko et al [ 9 ] were able to link the effects of a finger-based training on mental arithmetic (i.e., training-induced facilitation of subbase-5 carry operations) and the activation in the sensorimotor cortex in trained children, suggesting training-induced sensorimotor plasticity in brain development.…”
Living in our information- and technology-driven society at the beginning of the 21st century requires the ability to understand and handle numbers not only for a successful career but also for coping with everyday life tasks [...]
“…A second set of studies investigated the neuro-cognitive influence of embodied cognition on typical numerical development . Employing EEG in 3-to-4-month-old infants, Decarli et al [ 8 ] found evidence for a neuro-functional link between numerosity processing and hand action processing. With the help of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) in a mental arithmetic training in first graders, Artemenko et al [ 9 ] were able to link the effects of a finger-based training on mental arithmetic (i.e., training-induced facilitation of subbase-5 carry operations) and the activation in the sensorimotor cortex in trained children, suggesting training-induced sensorimotor plasticity in brain development.…”
Living in our information- and technology-driven society at the beginning of the 21st century requires the ability to understand and handle numbers not only for a successful career but also for coping with everyday life tasks [...]
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