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Distinct preference for visual number symbols was recently discovered in the human right inferior temporal gyrus (rITG). It remains unclear how this preference emerges, what is the contribution of ...

With temperatures rising and summer officially here, many of us will be reaching for the sun cream to try and avoid getting burned. The bottles are covered in letters, numbers and odd symbols - but ...

BRIDGEPORT -- You might see them in a tattoo or hear them spoken, but for most people, the numbers "420," "14," "88," or "33/6" have no meaning and would probably go unnoticed. But to an expert like ...

We already knew bees were smart enough to recognise zero and do basic maths but the latest research has found they have another string to their bow – they can link symbols to numbers too. For the ...