Non-symbolic halving in an Amazonian indigene group

Developmental Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 451-462

  McCrink, Koleen ^a   Spelke, Elizabeth S ^b   Dehaene, Stanislas ^c,d,e,f   Pica, Pierre ^g  

^a Program on US Russia Relations at Columbia s Harriman Institute   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d DIF   (France)

^e Laboratoire de Physiologie de la Perception et de l'Action   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^g UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 8   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTUITION; LANGUAGE; MALE; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA;

CHILD; COGNITION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; INTUITION; LANGUAGE; MALE; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS;

EID: 84876425609     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/desc.12037     Document Type: Article

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