What explains the relationship between spatial and mathematical skills? A review of evidence from brain and behavior
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- 21 January 2020
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
- Vol. 27 (3) , 465-482
Abstract
There is an emerging consensus that spatial thinking plays a fundamental role in how people conceive, express, and perform mathematics. However, the underlKeywords
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- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (n/a)
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