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It traces the emergence of number concepts from early approximate representations to symbolic understanding, explaining place value, counting mechanisms, and language effects on learning. Later chapters address neural foundations, deficits in number sense, and how the brain computes, compares, and interprets numerical meaning. It also discusses philosophical views on math construction and selection.","T H E  \nHow The Mind Creates Mathematio  \nStanislas Dehaene  \nThe  \nNumberSense  \nThis page intentionally left blank  \nThe  \nNumberSense  \nHow the MindCreates Mathematics  \nStanislas Dehaene  \nOXFORD  \nUNIVERSITY PRESS  \nOxford New York  \nAthens Auckland Bangkok Bogota Buenos Aires CalcuttaCape Town Chennai Dar es Salaam Delhi lorence Hong KongIstanbul Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico CityMumbai Nairobi Paris São Paulo Singapore Taipei TokyoToronto Warsaw  \nand associated companies inBerlin Ibadan  \nCopyright ◎1997 by Stanislas Dehaene  \nFirst published by Oxford University Press,Inc.,1997  \nFirst issued in 1999 as an Oxford University Press paperback198 Madison Avenue,New York,New York 10016  \nOxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted,in any form or by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,or otherwise,without the prior permission of Oxford University Press.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataDehaene,Stanislas.  \nThe number sense:how the mind creates mathematics/by Stanislas Dehaene.  \np.cm.Includes bibliographical references and index.ISBN 0-19-511004-8ISBN0-19-513240-8(Pbk.)  \n1.Number concept.2.Mathematics—Study and teaching一Psychological aspects.3.Mathematical ability.I.Title.  \nQA141.D441997510'.19—dc20   96-53840  \n13579108642  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \nContents  \nPreface  \nix  \nIntroduction  \n3  \nPart I Our Numerical Heritage  \nChapter 1 Talented and Gifted Animals  \nI3  \nA Horse Named HansI4Rat AccountantsI7How Abstract Are Animal Calculations?  \n23The Accumulator Metaphor28Number-Detecting Neurons?3IFuzzy Counting34The Limits of Animal Mathematics38From Animal to Human39  \nChapter 2 Babies Who Count  \n4I  \nBaby Building:Piaget's Theory4IPiaget's Errors  \n44Younger and Younger  \n47Babies'Power of Abstraction50How Much Is 1 plus 1?52The Limits of Infant Arithmetic56Nature,Nurture,and Number6I  \nChapter 3 The Adult Number Line  \n64  \n1,2,3,and Beyond66Approximating Large Numbers70  \nThe Quantity Behind the Symbols73The Mental Compression of Large Numbers76Reflexive Access to Number Meaning78A Sense of Space80Do Numbers Have Colors?83Intuitions of Number86PartⅡ Beyond ApproximationChapter 4 The Language of Numbers  \n9IA Short History of Number92Keeping a Permanent Trace of Numerals95The Place-Value Principle98An Exuberant Diversity of Number LanguagesIO0The Cost of Speaking EnglishIO2Learning to Label QuantitiesI06Round Numbers,Sharp NumbersIO8Why Are Some Numerals More Frequent Than Others?IIOCerebral Constraints on Cultural Evolution  \nII5Chapter 5 Small Heads for Big CalculationsII8Counting:The ABC of CalculationII9Preschoolers as Algorithm DesignersI22Memory Appears on the SceneI24The Multiplication Table:An Unnatural Practice?I26Verbal Memory to the RescueI30Mental BugsI3IPros and Cons of the Electronic CalculatorI34Innumeracy:Clear and Present Danger?I36Teaching Number SenseI39I44A Numerical BestiaryI47The Landscape of NumbersI49Phrenology and the Search for Biological Bases of GeniusI52Is Mathematical Talent a Biological Gift?I57When Passion Produces TalentI62Ordinary Parameters for Extraordinary CalculatorsI64  \nChapter 6 Geniuses and Prodigies  \nRecipes for Lightning CalculationI67  \nTalent and Mathematical InventionI70  \n# Part III Of Neurons and Numbers\n\nChapter 7 Losing Number SenseI75  \nMr.N,the Approximate ManI77A Clear-Cut DeficitI8IA Champion in Numerical Non-senseI85Inferior Parietal Cortex and the Number SenseI89Seizures Induced by MathematicsI9IThe Multiple Meanings of NumbersI92The Brain's Numerical Information HighwaysI94Who Orchestrates the Brain's Computations?I99At the Origins of Cerebral Specialization202  \n# Chapter 8 The Computing Brain\n\n207Does Mental Calculation Increase Brain Metabolism?208The Principle of Positron Emission Tomography2 IICan One Localize Mathematical Thought?2I3When the Brain Multiplie","cbCairY1lgHdBMRc","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairY1lgHdBMRc","pdf",17745958,4,1,287,"English","en",105,"# Preface\n# Introduction\n# Part I Our Numerical Heritage\n## Talented and Gifted Animals\n## Babies Who Count\n## The Adult Number Line\n# Part II Beyond Approximation\n## The Language of Numbers\n## Small Heads for Big Calculations\n## Geniuses and Prodigies\n# Part III Of Neurons and Numbers\n## Losing Number Sense\n## The Computing Brain\n## What Is a Number?","[{\"question\":\"The book focuses on what aspect of mathematics and the mind?\",\"answer\":\"It focuses on number sense—how the mind creates mathematical understanding and representations, from early approximate quantity to symbolic mathematics.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the author connect animal abilities to human numerical thinking?\",\"answer\":\"It compares animal counting 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