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Sensorimotor numerosity uniquely supports arithmetic development in children.

Giovanni Anobile, Silvia Martelli, Eleonora Bieber, Francesca Tinelli, Sofia Ditano

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5 authors.

Giovanni AnobileDepartment of Neuroscience, Psychology, Pharmacology and Child Health, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2796-0661
Silvia MartelliDepartment of Neuroscience, Psychology, Pharmacology and Child Health, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Eleonora BieberDepartment of Developmental Neuroscience, IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris, Pisa, Italy.
Francesca TinelliDepartment of Developmental Neuroscience, IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris, Pisa, Italy.
Sofia DitanoDepartment of Neuroscience, Psychology, Pharmacology and Child Health, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Symbolic numerical thinking is a signature human cognition, yet its foundations remain unclear. The prevailing perspective holds that numerical abilities build on a non-symbolic visual number sense that extracts numerosity from the environment. However, recent evidence suggests a sensorimotor number system also tracks the numerosity of internally self-generated actions. Whether this system supports the development of mathematical skills is unknown. In a series of psychophysical tasks, we measured precision (Weber fraction) for estimating, without counting, the number of (i) self-generated hand actions, (ii) visual-temporal flashes, and (iii) dot ensembles. Precision in the action-based numerosity estimation task explained about 30% of the variance in mental calculation ability - three and 15 times higher than spatial and temporal visual numerosity, respectively. This link remained strong even after regressing out the variance explained by natural development (age), verbal and non-verbal reasoning, non-numerical motor abilities, and visual numerosity estimation precision (R

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approximate number systemdyscalculiamathematical abilitiesnumerosity perceptionsensorimotor number sense

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PMID42181107
PMCPMC13191139

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