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...
XXXX-XXXX 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...
2025 – 2029 From the very first months of life, infants possess the ability to perceive the number of items in collections, and can perform simple arithmetic operations on these numerosities. These early intuitions support children’s learning of arithmetic at...
