Pointing to numbers and grasping magnitudes

Martin H. Fischer; Helena Campens

doi:10.1007/s00221-008-1622-3

Pointing to numbers and grasping magnitudes

Martin H. Fischer, Helena Campens

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Abstract

The cognitive representation of numbers has been studied with chronometric methods but these cannot resolve the current debate about the metrical structure of the "mental number line". We recorded spatial behaviour as blindfolded adults described the locations of numbers (e.g., "where is 3?") by pointing and the lengths of magnitudes (e.g., "how much is 56?") by gesturing. Their unconstrained spatial behaviour revealed idiosyncratic spatial associations for numbers and largely supports a linear representation of magnitudes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	149-153
Number of pages	5
Journal	Experimental Brain Research
Volume	192
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-008-1622-3
Publication status	Published - 2009

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Arm
Cognition
Female
Functional Laterality
Humans
Imagination
Judgment
Male
Mathematics
Mental Processes
Neuropsychological Tests
Observer Variation
Orientation
Pattern Recognition, Visual
Psychomotor Performance
Sensory Deprivation
Space Perception
Young Adult

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