Does subitizing reflect numerical estimation?

Psychological Science

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 607-614

  Revkin, Susannah K ^a,b,c   Piazza, Manuela ^a,b,c,d   Izard, Véronique ^a,b,c,e   Cohen, Laurent ^a,b,c,f,g   Dehaene, Stanislas ^a,b,c,h  

^a Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit ^*  (France)

^b DIF   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^g SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^h l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

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EID: 44949198515     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02130.x     Document Type: Article

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