Babies are born with a sense of number, and brain recordings from 21 newborns show the first neural evidence that maths starts before words do
New research reveals infants possess an innate ability to perceive numbers from birth, challenging the long-held belief that complex cognitive skills develop much later. Scientists observed newborns' brain activity, showing they can match auditory number patterns with visual ones. This suggests a fundamental, abstract sense of quantity is hardwired, forming a crucial part of our perceptual toolkit from the very beginning.
New research reveals infants possess an innate ability to perceive numbers from birth, challenging the long-held belief that complex cognitive skills develop much later. Scientists observed newborns' brain activity, showing they can match auditory number patterns with visual ones. This suggests a fundamental, abstract sense of quantity is hardwired, forming a crucial part of our perceptual toolkit from the very beginning.
