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Symbolic, numeric, and magnitude representations in the parietal cortex

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2009

Miriam Rosenberg-Lee ,
Jessica M. Tsang  and
Vinod Menon
Miriam Rosenberg-Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305. miriamrl@stanford.edumenon@stanford.edu
Jessica M. Tsang
Affiliation:
Stanford University School of Education, AAA Lab, Stanford, CA 94305-2055. jmtsang@stanford.edu
Vinod Menon
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305. miriamrl@stanford.edumenon@stanford.edu Program in Neuroscience, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305. menon@stanford.edu Symbolic Systems Program, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. menon@stanford.edu
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Abstract

We concur with Cohen Kadosh & Walsh (CK&W) that representation of numbers in the parietal cortex is format dependent. In addition, we suggest that all formats do not automatically, and equally, access analog magnitude representation in the intraparietal sulcus (IPS). Understanding how development, learning, and context lead to differential access of analog magnitude representation is a key question for future research.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 32 , Issue 3-4 , August 2009 , pp. 350 - 351
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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