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You Can Count on Your Fingers: The Role of Fingers in Early Mathematical Development

Journal of Numerical Cognition, 2018
Even though mathematics is considered one of the most abstract domains of human cognition, recent work on embodiment of mathematics has shown that we make sense of mathematical concepts by using insights and skills acquired through bodily activity ...
Firat Soylu, Frank K. Lester, Sharlene D. Newman   +2 more
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Numbers in Action [PDF]

, 2016
Humans show a remarkable tendency to describe and think of numbers as being placed on a mental number line (MNL), with smaller numbers located on the left and larger ones on the right.
Rugani, Rosa, Sartori, Luisa
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The role of the right temporoparietal junction in perceptual conflict: detection or resolution? [PDF]

, 2010
The right temporoparietal junction (rTPJ) is a polysensory cortical area that plays a key role in perception and awareness. Neuroimaging evidence shows activation of rTPJ in intersensory and sensorimotor conflict situations, but it remains unclear ...
A Maravita, AC Nobre, AL Benton, BE Stein, C Farrer, C Press, C Spence, C Spence, C Spence, CD Chambers, CS Harris, D Balslev, DI Shore, DJ Mort, DT Leube, E Bisiach, E Mayer, EM Robertson, EM Wassermann, F Pavani, F Vega-Bermudez, FJ Friedrich, G Committeri, G Goldenberg, G Goldenberg, G Vallar, G Vallar, GL Shulman, GR Fink, HO Karnath, I Rock, IG Meister, J Decety, J Decety, J Downar, J Downar, JA Harris, JJ Collins, JM Lewis, JM Zacks, JW Lewis, Liuba Papeo, M Corbetta, M Corbetta, M Corbetta, M Corbetta, M Kinsbourne, M Tsakiris, Matteo Feurra, Matthew R. Longo, MI Posner, MM Ernst, MM Mesulam, MM Mesulam, MO Ernst, MR Longo, NP Holmes, O Blanke, O Blanke, O Blanke, P Brugger, P Haggard, Patrick Haggard, R Jalinous, R Schweizer, RC Oldfield, RJ Perry, RO Duncan, S Kennett, S Yamaguchi, S Yamamoto, SA Spence, SL Beilock, SL Beilock, SV Astafiev, T Ro, VS Ramachandran, VS Ramachandran, Y Li   +78 more
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Topological map of the body in post-stroke patients: lesional and hodological aspects [PDF]

, 2019
Objective: It has been repeatedly hypothesized that at least 3 distinct types of body representations do exist: body schema, a representation derived from multiple sensory and motor inputs; topological map of the body, a structural description of spatial
Boccia, Maddalena, Di Vita, Antonella, Guariglia, Cecilia, Palermo, Liana   +3 more
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Some clinical aspects of rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]

, 1959
In our department we have been placing a special emphasis on the treatment and study of rheumatoid arthritis, and during the last four years we have handled about 1,600 cases visiting our outpatient clinic and approximately 100 hospitalized cases.
Kodama, Toshio
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A case of histoplasmosis Report 1. Cinical, mycological and pathological observations [PDF]

, 1957
In our country it has been believed that there is no histoplasmosis here in Japan. However, from the above clinical signs, radiological characteristics, laboratory tests, pathological and mycological examinations, and experimental findings, we believe ...
Hamazaki, Yukio, Hitomi, Hiroshi, Maekawa, Seigen, Mimura, Koji, Ogawa, Katsuo, Uejima, Akira, Yamato, Hitoshi   +6 more
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Does sensory relearning improve tactile function after carpal tunnel decompression? A pragmatic, assessor-blinded, randomized clinical trial [PDF]

, 2016
Despite surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) being effective in 80-90% of cases, chronic numbness and hand disability can occur. The aim of this study was to investigate whether sensory relearning improves tactile discrimination and hand function ...
C. Jerosch-Herold, J. Houghton, L. Miller, L. Shepstone, Poolman RW   +4 more
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The Mini-Mental Examination for Children (MMC): Evidence of validity for children with learning difficulties

Dementia & Neuropsychologia, 2019
The Mini-Mental Examination for Children (MMC) is a widely used tool for assessing global cognitive deficits, however,is still unknown whether MMC is sensitive for investigating cognitive profiles associated with learning difficulties (LD).
Larissa de Souza Salvador, Ricardo Moura, Fernanda Oliveira Ferreira, Peterson Marco Oliveira Andrade, Maria Raquel Santos Carvalho, Vitor Geraldi Haase   +5 more
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SoundBar: exploiting multiple views in multimodal graph browsing [PDF]

, 2006
In this paper we discuss why access to mathematical graphs is problematic for visually impaired people. By a review of graph understanding theory and interviews with visually impaired users, we explain why current non-visual representations are unlikely ...
Brewster, S.A., McGookin, D.K.
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Nature or Nurture in Finger Counting: A Review on the Determinants of the Direction of Number?Finger Mapping [PDF]

, 2011
The spontaneous use of finger counting has been for long recognised as critical to the acquisition of number skills. Recently, the great interest on space-number associations shifted attention to the practice of finger counting itself, and specifically ...
Paola Previtali, Luca Rinaldi, Luisa Girelli   +2 more
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