ABSTRACT
How does the brain represent number and make mathematical calculations? What underlies the development of numerical and mathematical abilities? What factors affect the learning of numerical concepts and skills? What are the biological bases of number knowledge? Do humans and other animals share similar numerical representations and processes? What underlies numerical and mathematical disabilities and disorders, and what is the prognosis for rehabilitation? These questions are the domain of mathematical cognition, the field of research concerned with the cognitive and neurological processes that underlie numerical and mathematical abilities. The Handbook of Mathematical Cognition is a collection of 27 essays by leading researchers that provides a comprehensive review of this important research field.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|124 pages
Cognitive Representations for Numbers and Mathematics
chapter 1|20 pages
About Numerical Representations
part 2|125 pages
Learning and Development of Numerical Skills
chapter 10|16 pages
Learning Mathematics in China and the United States
part 3|77 pages
Learning and Performance Disabilities in Math and Number Processing
chapter 15|15 pages
Learning Disabilities in Arithmetic and Mathematics
part 4|102 pages
Calculation and Cognition
chapter 22|17 pages
Mathematical Problem Solving
part 5|55 pages
Neuropsychology of Number Processing and Calculation