Math without numbers
Friday, April 29, 2016 - 08:50
in Psychology & Sociology
Symbols don’t always have to be part of the equation to understand math, according to cognitive neuroscientist Elizabeth Brannon. Brannon started her research studying monkeys to understand how non-human animals think about numbers, and whether they can perform basic arithmetic tasks. She now studies human infants at her University of Pennsylvania lab, looking to see […]