Malleability of the approximate number system: Effects of feedback and training

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue APRIL 2012, 2012, Pages

  DeWind, Nicholas K ^a,b   Brannon, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Analog magnitudes; Approximate number system; Estimation; Numerical; Numero sity; Perceptual learning

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; APPROXIMATE NUMBER SYSTEM; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL INFORMATION;

EID: 84933676159     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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