A Gift for math
Description
Endowed with an elementary representation mechanism, the human brain is naturally predisposed toward mathematics. This program seeks to understand the biological basis of humankind's "gift for math"-and why, beyond that baseline computational ability, some people are capable of scaling the highest peaks of mathematical comprehension. Experiments with animals, studies of very young children, cases involving patients with brain injuries, and analysis of brain imaging data are included.
Runtime
52 min
Series
- The Cambridge Educational Core Curriculum Video Libraries (90)
- Mathematics Core Curriculum Video Library (19)
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Date of Publication
[2005], c2000
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