Knowing the words for numbers is not necessary to be able to count, according to new research. The study of the aboriginal children -- from two communities which do not have words or gestures for ...

Infants and animals are able to understand approximate quantities of different types, in terms of relative proportions of the numbers of different sets of objects, provided the difference in numbers ...

Your child is learning new things every day. And just as you can help them with their language and reading, there are also ways you can boost your preschooler’s number skills. This is especially ...

Using number words in context with young children, instead of just counting with them, might help them understand how numbers apply to the real world, a researcher at UC San Diego reports. David ...

Despite using the same numerals in computing, English and Chinese speakers displayed different brain activities in processing them, according to a new study conducted by a China-US research team. This ...

Researchers have found a new relationship between counting ability of Tsimane' individuals and their ability to perform matching tasks that involve numbers up to about 25. The results suggest that in ...