The number sense: likely innate, surely not visual. A commentary on "Is there an innate sense of number in the brain?"

IF 2.9 2区医学 Q2 NEUROSCIENCES

Cerebral cortex Pub Date : 2025-07-01 DOI:10.1093/cercor/bhaf207

Ying Yang, Olivier Collignon

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Abstract

Lorenzi et al. (2025) convincingly support the idea of an innate number sense. However, in their paper, and in most of the commentaries it triggered, authors assume that the number sense is visually grounded. We challenge this view based on two key arguments: the number sense is supramodal and can develop in congenitally blind people. Together, these points suggest that the number sense is a modality-independent faculty, accessible through any sensory and cognitive channels, with vision being just one convenient gateway among others.

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数字感：可能是天生的，肯定不是视觉上的。对“大脑中有先天的数字感吗？”

Lorenzi等人（2025）令人信服地支持了先天数感的观点。然而，在他们的论文中，以及它引发的大多数评论中，作者假设数字感是基于视觉的。我们基于两个关键论点来挑战这一观点：数字感是超模态的，可以在先天失明的人中发展。综上所述，这些观点表明，数字感是一种独立于形态的能力，可以通过任何感官和认知渠道获得，而视觉只是其中一个方便的入口。

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Cerebral cortex 医学-神经科学

CiteScore

6.30

自引率

8.10%

发文量

510

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Cerebral Cortex publishes papers on the development, organization, plasticity, and function of the cerebral cortex, including the hippocampus. Studies with clear relevance to the cerebral cortex, such as the thalamocortical relationship or cortico-subcortical interactions, are also included. The journal is multidisciplinary and covers the large variety of modern neurobiological and neuropsychological techniques, including anatomy, biochemistry, molecular neurobiology, electrophysiology, behavior, artificial intelligence, and theoretical modeling. In addition to research articles, special features such as brief reviews, book reviews, and commentaries are included.