| Numbers and numerosities: absence of abstract neural realization doesn't mean non-abstraction. | |
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PMID: 19712520 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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The neural realization of number in abstract form is implausible, but from this it doesn't follow that numbers are not abstract. Clear definitions of abstraction are needed so they can be applied homogeneously to numerical and non-numerical cognition. To achieve a better understanding of the neural substrate of abstraction, productive cognition--not just comprehension and perception--must be investigated. |
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Authors:
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Rafael E Núñez |
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Type: Comment; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Behavioral and brain sciences Volume: 32 ISSN: 1469-1825 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2009 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-08-28 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7808666 Medline TA: Behav Brain Sci Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 344; discussion 356-73 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Cognitive Science, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0515, USA. rnunez@ucsd.edu |
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Behav Brain Sci. 2009 Aug;32(3-4):313-28
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19712504
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