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Why the Human Brain Perceives Small Numbers Better

Why the Human Brain Perceives Small Numbers Better

Update: 2024-04-17

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The discovery that the brain has different systems for representing small and large numbers provokes new questions about memory, attention and mathematics. Read more at QuantaMagazine.org. Music is “Quasi Motion” by Kevin MacLeod.

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Why the Human Brain Perceives Small Numbers Better

Why the Human Brain Perceives Small Numbers Better

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