Biological foundations of numerical thinking: Response to T.J. Simon (1999)

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 365-366

  Spelke, E ^a   Dehaene, S ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN REGION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MATHEMATICS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; ONTOGENY; PARIETAL LOBE; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 0032831283     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6613(99)01385-6     Document Type: Short Survey

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