Brain Scans Show a Shared Mental Number Line for Integers and Fractions
Researchers led by Stanislas Dehaene and Daniela Valério at INSERM-CEA's Unicog lab used dynamic brain scans to find that adults compare whole numbers and fractions using a single mental number line, even though the brain processes the two types differently.
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| Oct 22, 11:00 AM | medicalxpress.com | Your brain maps out numbers, including integers and fractions |
| Oct 22, 11:00 AM | livescience.com | Brain scans reveal 'number line' that's used to mentally compare values |