A brain for numbers.

Full Abstract

Healthy human brains come equipped with several circuits that contribute to number processing. Nature and nurture interact to produce a unique combination of core skills and more sophisticated abilities, by building on a handful of auxiliary routes (e.g., verbal language, body knowledge and visuospatial attention). Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) studies on number processing will be here succinctly reviewed, in light of their most stimulating and challenging contributions. New research directions will be pointed out, that might enhance their theoretical impact.

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Author/s: Sandrini, Marco (M); Rusconi, Elena (E);

Affiliation: Center for Mind/Brain Sciences (CIMeC), University of Trento, Italy. marco.sandrini(-atsign-)unitn.it

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior (Cortex), published in Italy. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2009 Jul-Aug; vol 45 (issue 7) : pp 796-803

Dates: Created 2009/05/01; Completed 2009/06/30;

PMID: 18976990, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 6/30/2009, IMS Date: 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00)

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