Attaching meaning to arbitrary symbols (i.e. words) is a complex and lengthy process. In the case of numbers, it was previously suggested that this process is grounded on two early pre-verbal systems for numerical quantification: the approximate number system (ANS or 'analogue magnitude'), and the object tracking system (OTS or 'parallel individuation'), which children are equipped with before symbolic learning. Each system is based on dedicated neural circuits, characterized by specific computational limits, and each undergoes a separate developmental trajectory. Here, I review the available cognitive and neuroscientific data and argue that the available evidence is more consistent with a crucial role for the ANS, rather than for the OTS, in the acquisition of abstract numerical concepts that are uniquely human.
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Duke Univ, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, Durham, NC 27708 USA
Carnegie Mellon Univ, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USADuke Univ, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, Durham, NC 27708 USA
Cantlon, Jessica F.
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Libertus, Melissa E.
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Pinel, Philippe
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INSERM, Gif Sur Yvette, France
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Pinel, Philippe
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Dehaene, Stanislas
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Coll France, F-75231 Paris, FranceDuke Univ, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, Durham, NC 27708 USA
Dehaene, Stanislas
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Brannon, Elizabeth M.
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Brannon, Elizabeth M.
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Yale Univ, New Haven, CT USADuke Univ, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, Durham, NC 27708 USA
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Duke Univ, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, Durham, NC 27708 USA
Carnegie Mellon Univ, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USADuke Univ, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, Durham, NC 27708 USA
Cantlon, Jessica F.
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Libertus, Melissa E.
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Libertus, Melissa E.
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Pinel, Philippe
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INSERM, Gif Sur Yvette, France
NeuroSpin Ctr, DSV I2BM, CEA, Gif Sur Yvette, France
Univ Paris Sud, Gif Sur Yvette, FranceDuke Univ, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, Durham, NC 27708 USA
Pinel, Philippe
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Dehaene, Stanislas
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INSERM, Gif Sur Yvette, France
NeuroSpin Ctr, DSV I2BM, CEA, Gif Sur Yvette, France
Univ Paris Sud, Gif Sur Yvette, France
Coll France, F-75231 Paris, FranceDuke Univ, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, Durham, NC 27708 USA
Dehaene, Stanislas
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Brannon, Elizabeth M.
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Brannon, Elizabeth M.
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Pelphrey, Kevin A.
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Yale Univ, New Haven, CT USADuke Univ, Dept Psychol & Neurosci, Durham, NC 27708 USA