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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-8-9
pubmed:abstractText
Human adults can assess the number of objects in a set (numerosity) by approximate estimation or by exact counting. There is evidence suggesting that numerosity estimation depends on a dedicated mechanism that is a-modal and non-verbal. By contrast, counting requires the coordination between the pre-existing numerosity estimation abilities with language and one-to-one correspondence principles. In this paper we investigate with fMRI the neural correlates of numerosity estimation and counting in human adults, using both visual and auditory stimuli. Results show that attending to approximate numerosity correlates with increased activity of a right lateralized fronto-parietal cortical network, and that this activity is independent of the stimuli presentation's modality. Counting activates additional left prefrontal, parietal, and bilateral premotor areas, again independently from stimulus modality. These results dissociate two neuronal systems that underlie different numerosity judgements.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0006-8993
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
23
pubmed:volume
1106
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
177-88
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-5-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16828717-Acoustic Stimulation, pubmed-meshheading:16828717-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:16828717-Auditory Perception, pubmed-meshheading:16828717-Brain Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:16828717-Cerebral Cortex, pubmed-meshheading:16828717-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16828717-Frontal Lobe, pubmed-meshheading:16828717-Functional Laterality, pubmed-meshheading:16828717-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16828717-Judgment, pubmed-meshheading:16828717-Magnetic Resonance Imaging, pubmed-meshheading:16828717-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16828717-Mathematics, pubmed-meshheading:16828717-Nerve Net, pubmed-meshheading:16828717-Neural Pathways, pubmed-meshheading:16828717-Neuropsychological Tests, pubmed-meshheading:16828717-Parietal Lobe, pubmed-meshheading:16828717-Photic Stimulation, pubmed-meshheading:16828717-Visual Perception
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Exact and approximate judgements of visual and auditory numerosity: an fMRI study.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, London, UK. piazza@shfj.cea.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article