Spontaneous perception of numerosity in humans

Humans as well as many other species have the ability to perceive the number of items, numerosity, but the mechanism by which this is achieved is unclear. Here the authors provide strong evidence in support of a spontaneous perception of numerosity without reliance on density and area estimation.

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Main Authors:	Guido Marco Cicchini, Giovanni Anobile, David C. Burr
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Language:	EN
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2016
Subjects:	Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f16b9efca5c747b38992e229640965d62021-12-02T15:35:23ZSpontaneous perception of numerosity in humans10.1038/ncomms125362041-1723https://doaj.org/article/f16b9efca5c747b38992e229640965d62016-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12536https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Humans as well as many other species have the ability to perceive the number of items, numerosity, but the mechanism by which this is achieved is unclear. Here the authors provide strong evidence in support of a spontaneous perception of numerosity without reliance on density and area estimation.Guido Marco CicchiniGiovanni AnobileDavid C. BurrNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2016)
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Spontaneous perception of numerosity in humans

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