Being good at math benefits financial and health outcomes only when the trait is combined with high confidence in one's math abilities, a study suggests. Better health outcomes have been independently ...

Research in the area of numerical cognition seeks to understand the cognitive and neural mechanisms that underlie individuals’ ability to perceive, process, and memorise numerical information.

Are you bad at math, or do you just think you’re bad at math? Researchers reported on Monday that math skills only lead to certain benefits in life when they’re also paired with confidence in those ...

A study conducted with low-income preschoolers attending Head Start found that certain numerical board games increased early math learning. Board games with consecutively numbered, linearly arranged ...

Silke Goebel has received funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (UK), the British Academy and the Experimental Psychology Society. Counting feels utterly effortless to adults, who are ...

Ellen Peters receives funding from the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health. Brittany Shoots-Reinhard receives funding from the National Science Foundation and National ...