BS 170 Numbers in the Brain with Andreas Nieder

<p><a title="permalink" href= "https://brainsciencepodcast.com/bsp/2020/bs170-nieder-numbers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BS 170</a> is an interview with Andreas Nieder, author of <a title="Amazon" href= "https://amzn.to/31JP7rr" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"A Brain for Numbers: The Biology of the Number Instinct."</a> We talk about the surprising discovery that a wide variety of animals have a number instinct, which is called the approximate number system. This appears to provide the basis for the more abstract mathematical abilities that are seen in humans. We also explore the relationship between mathematics and language.</p> <p><strong>Links and References:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a title="Amazon link" href="https://amzn.to/31JP7rr" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"><em>A Brain for Numbers: The Biology of the Number Instinct</em></a> by Andreas Nieder</li> <li><a title="Amazon link" href="https://amzn.to/2OhcvHs" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Number Sense: How the Mind Creates Mathematics</em></a>, Revised and Updated Edition (2011) by Stanislas Dehaene</li> <li>Please visit <a href= "http://brainsciencepodcast.com/">http://brainsciencepodcast.com</a> for additional references and episode transcripts.</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Please Visit Our Sponsors:</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a title="TextExpander" href= "https://textexpander.com/podcast?utm_source=brainscience&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=textexpander-Mar-2020" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TextExpander at http://textexpander.com/podcast</a></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><br /> <strong>Announcements:</strong></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li>In April 2020 <em><strong>Brain Science</strong></em> returns to a monthly schedule: it return to the 4th Friday of every month.</li> <li>The expanded 2nd Edition of <em>Are You Sure? The Unconscious Origins of Certainty</em> will be published in late April or early May. See newsletter below for updates.</li> <li>Sign up for the <a href= "http://brainsciencepodcast.c