ReviewFrontiers in psychology2020
Putting a Finger on Numerical Development - Reviewing the Contributions of Kindergarten Finger Gnosis and Fine Motor Skills to Numerical Abilities.
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- Number-action coupling across the lifespan: Sensorimotor foundations of numerical cognition.iScience · 2026Review
- Design and evaluation of a systematic finger-based intervention for early numeracy in 5- to 6-year-olds.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Toward a unified vocabulary for embodiment research challenges and solutions.NPJ science of learning · 2026Review
- Exploring the Bidirectional Relationship Between Numerical Cognition and Motor Performance: A Systematic Review.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- A longitudinal study of the role of fingers in the development of early number and arithmetic skills in children with Apert syndrome.Journal of anatomy · 2024Article
- Cognitive factors and educational placement affecting mathematical attainment in middle school students with mild intellectual disability.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2024Article
- The influence of sensorimotor experience on beauty evaluation of preschool children.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2023Article
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- Grounding (fairly) complex numerical knowledge: an educational example.Psychological research · 2022Article
- Finger-Based Numerical Training Increases Sensorimotor Activation for Arithmetic in Children-An fNIRS Study.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Mental arithmetic modulates temporal variabilities of finger-tapping tasks in a tempo-dependent manner.PeerJ · 2022Article
- Influences of hand action on the processing of symbolic numbers: A special role of pointing?PloS one · 2022Article
- A Developmental Embodied Choice Perspective Explains the Development of Numerical Choices.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- A Constructivist Intervention Program for the Improvement of Mathematical Performance Based on Empiric Developmental Results (PEIM).Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
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Abstract
The well-documented association between fingers and numbers is not only based on the observation that most children use their fingers for counting and initial calculation, but also on extensive behavioral and neuro-functional evidence. In this article, we critically review developmental studies evaluating the association between finger sensorimotor skills (i.e., finger gnosis and fine motor skills) and numerical abilities. In sum, reviewed studies were found to provide evidential value and indicated that both finger gnosis
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