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A brain area to count on 

Discerning the larger of two numbers elicits electric activity in a specific part of the brain in both children and adults.

References:

Temple, E., and M.I. Posner. 1998. Brain mechanisms of quantity are similar in 5-year-old children and adults. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 95(June 23):7836.

Sources:

Charles R. Gallistel
University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Psychology
Box 951563
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1563

Michael I. Posner
University of Oregon
Department of Psychology
Eugene, OR 97403

Elise Temple
University of Oregon
Department of Psychology
Eugene, OR 97403

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