Spatial representations in number processing--evidence from a pointing task

TY - JOUR

T1 - Spatial representations in number processing--evidence from a pointing task

AU - Fischer, Martin

N1 - dc.publisher: Taylor & Francis

PY - 2003

Y1 - 2003

N2 - This study investigated cognitive interactions between visuo-motor processing and numerical cognition. In a pointing task healthy participants moved their hand to a left or right target, depending on the parity of small or large digits (1, 2, 8, or 9) shown at central fixation. Movement execution was faster when left-responses were made to small digits and right-responses to large digits. These results extend the SNARC effect (spatial-numerical association of response codes) to manual pointing and support the notion of a spatially oriented mental number line.

AB - This study investigated cognitive interactions between visuo-motor processing and numerical cognition. In a pointing task healthy participants moved their hand to a left or right target, depending on the parity of small or large digits (1, 2, 8, or 9) shown at central fixation. Movement execution was faster when left-responses were made to small digits and right-responses to large digits. These results extend the SNARC effect (spatial-numerical association of response codes) to manual pointing and support the notion of a spatially oriented mental number line.

U2 - 10.1080/13506280244000186

DO - 10.1080/13506280244000186

M3 - Article

SN - 1350-6285

VL - 10

SP - 493

EP - 508

JO - Visual Cognition

JF - Visual Cognition

IS - 4

ER -