Nature Communications (Jun 2021)

Topographic numerosity maps cover subitizing and estimation ranges

  • Yuxuan Cai,
  • Shir Hofstetter,
  • Jelle van Dijk,
  • Wietske Zuiderbaan,
  • Wietske van der Zwaag,
  • Ben M. Harvey,
  • Serge O. Dumoulin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23785-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Here, the authors show that the brain represents small and large numerosity ranges in a continuous topographic map, in line with the idea that differences in map properties underlie differences in perception.