The Case for Chutes and Ladders

Neuroscience shows kids build concepts of numbers one by one, through a mental number line.

By Sharon Begley | NEWSWEEK

From the magazine issue dated Oct 22, 2007

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Posted By: mwillstar @ 11/01/2007 10:49:41 AM

Comment: There is a great deal of evidence that suggests that gaining a complte understanding of the brain would contruidute a geat deal to psychology, but because the brain is so complex and there is a great deal of reserach that needs to be done, it is difficult to come to deffinite conclusions. Many scientists are quick to generalize their results prematurely. I think that is where a lot of gray area is being created because data is causing conclusions to be drawn before it can be adequately supported. It is interesting to learn of different studies that promote brain development and stimulate learning, but overall, i thnk more neuro research needs to be done so the basis of many of the claims being made can be understood.
Posted By: shantiva @ 10/30/2007 10:16:57 PM

Comment: This article really did not contain enough information to peak my interest. The study seems to be good and well represented, but not by this article. I think the author should do a more meticulous review of this topic. Though my opinions about this article are not pleasing, one part did catch my attention. The part about diseases and genes and how they are related to the demoralization of neuroscience ans education in relation to children.
Posted By: shantiva @ 10/30/2007 10:15:27 PM

Comment: This article really did not contain enough information to peak my interest. The study seems to be good and well represented, but not by this article. I think the author should do a more meticulous review of this topic. Though my opinions about this article are not pleasing, one part did catch my attention. The part about diseases and genes and how it relates to the demoralization of neuroscience to education and children.
Posted By: Lemone @ 10/29/2007 10:31:35 AM

Comment: This article didn't seem to have al lot of info, but one thing that stood out to me is that the brain's representations of numerical magnitude and of physical size overlap, sharing networks of neurons, so that the ssame circuit that assesses wheather 3 is greater than 5 also assesses whether a watermelon is bigger than a grape. I personally started learning how to count before i could read them, so the only way I could remember them was in a sense of which one is bigger.
Posted By: jv88 @ 10/29/2007 10:29:34 AM

Comment: This article didn't seem to have al lot of info, but one thing that stood out to me is that the brain's representations of numerical magnitude and of physical size overlap, sharing networks of neurons, so that the ssame circuit that assesses wheather 3 is greater than 5 also assesses whether a watermelon is bigger than a grape. I personally started learning how to count before i could read them, so the only way I could remember them was in a sense of which one is bigger.