Dear all, The next talk in the CEU Cognitive Science seminar series will by given by: Attila Krajcsi (Department of Cognitive Psychology, ELTE). Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2014, 5 PM Location: Department of Cognitive Science, CEU, Frankel Leó út 30-34., Room G15 Title: A new framework for understanding numbers Current models of number understanding highlight the role of the analogue magnitude system (AMS), a noisy system that enables both humans and animals to understand values. Additional systems extend the AMS to support exact number processing. In contrast, we propose an alternative framework for numerical cognition. (a) Number understanding is rooted in an object-based conceptual representation of natural numbers. (b) Discrete semantic system (DSS) is utilized to store and process exact values. Most of the numerical effects attributed to the AMS are actually caused by the DSS. (c) The meaning of the potentially abstract DSS originally can be found in the object-based conceptual understanding. Later the abstract layer can be anchored to additional domains (e.g., route, plane, AMS, etc.) to extend the meaning of numbers. This framework also suggests that preschoolers might understand exact numerosity before they understand specific values, and preschoolers might be able to understand counting earlier than they usually understand it. Several studies will be presented to support this alternative view. PLEASE NOTE: Our seminar room has a limited capacity. Please arrive early to ensure you get a seat. The talk will begin promptly at 5. Cognitive Science Events at CEU: http://cognitivescience.ceu.hu/events _______________________________________________ Subscribe by sending an empty mail to seminars-subscribe(a)cdc.ceu.hu Unsubscribe by sending an empty mail to seminars-unsubscribe(a)cdc.ceu.hu