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SUMMARY:Size\, numbers and the numerical core system - Professor Avishai H
 enik\, Dept. of Psychology\, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
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CONTACT:Nichola Daily
DESCRIPTION:*ABSTRACT*\n\n\nIn the area of numerical cognition many schola
 rs believe in the existence of an innate number sense. This number sense i
 s based on the ability to count and to estimate quantities. We examine a r
 elatively neglected aspect of performance - the ability to perceive and ev
 aluate sizes or amounts. We suggest that this might be a more primitive sy
 stem that has been used throughout the years as the basis for the developm
 ent of the number sense and numerical abilities. We present behavioral dat
 a regarding the ability to evaluate sizes in humans\, some preliminary exp
 eriments in life forms with a low-level brain system (i.e.\, the Archer fi
 sh)\, and preliminary ideas with evolutionary computation.\n\nFor more inf
 ormation about Prof. Henik and the Cognitive Neuropsychology Lab visit  ht
 tp://www.bgu.ac.il/~henik/
LOCATION:Department of Experimental Psychology\, Kenneth Craik Seminar Roo
 m\, Downing Site
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