On the evolution of calculation abilities

Frontiers in Evolutionary Neuroscience

Volumn 2, Issue JUN, 2010, Pages

  Ardila, Alfredo ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain evolution; Calculation abilities; Calculation origins; Numerical knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052900706     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1663070X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnevo.2010.00007     Document Type: Review

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