2025 – 2029 Humans tend to spontaneously use space in order to think, externally represent (e.g., calendars), and even talk about a variety of non-spatial domains (e.g., time). The general consensus is that mentally spatializing information constitutes a...
The ability to represent abstract concepts sets humans apart from all other animals. For example, although we cannot see or touch time, we possess rich temporal representations. What enables this cognitive feat? As evidenced by language, gesture, and cultural...
2018-2022 The project aims at disentangling the differential contribution of domain-general (i.e. inhibition and attention) and domain-specific factors to the development numerical competencies such as mental arithmetic in infancy and childhood. During three...
