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Number words recruit numerosity-related cortex in 3- to 5-year-old children.

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Authors: Alyssa J. Kersey1, Lauren S. Aulet2, Jessica F. Cantlon3
ORCID iDs: Lauren S. Aulet
  1. Department of Psychology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60657, United States
  2. Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, United States
  3. Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
Institutions: University of Chicago (United States); University of Massachusetts Amherst (United States); Carnegie Mellon University (United States)
Journal: Developmental cognitive neuroscience, volume 79, article 101717
Dates: received 6 January 2025; accepted 25 March 2026; published online 31 March 2026; in print June 2026
Type: Research article · Language: English
License: CC BY-NC-ND
Identifiers: DOI 10.1016/j.dcn.2026.101717 · PMID 41934710 · PMCID PMC13089193 · OpenAlex W7144129810
Open access: gold, a free copy (OpenAlex)
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Categories: human (organism)
Methods: fMRI & imaging
Keywords: Cognitive development, Parietal cortex, Intraparietal sulcus, Mathematics, Number, Counting
MeSH: Mathematical Concepts*, Parietal Lobe*, Brain Mapping, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Mathematics (* major topic)
Topic: Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (Developmental and Educational Psychology, Psychology), according to OpenAlex
Funding: National Science Foundation (GRFP DGE-1419118); national institutes of health (HD064636); Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship (#220020300); James S. McDonnell Foundation
Citations: not cited yet (Europe PMC); 79 references in the paper

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Kersey, A. J., Aulet, L. S., & Cantlon, J. F. (2026). Number words recruit numerosity-related cortex in 3- to 5-year-old children. Developmental cognitive neuroscience, 79, 101717. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2026.101717

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@article{kersey2026number,
author = {Kersey, Alyssa J. and Aulet, Lauren S. and Cantlon, Jessica F.},
title = {{Number words recruit numerosity-related cortex in 3- to 5-year-old children}},
journal = {Developmental cognitive neuroscience},
year = {2026},
month = mar,
volume = {79},
pages = {101717},
publisher = {Elsevier},
issn = {1878-9293},
doi = {10.1016/j.dcn.2026.101717},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2026.101717},
pmid = {41934710},
pmcid = {PMC13089193}
}

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J2 - Dev Cogn Neurosci
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/03/31
VL - 79
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SN - 1878-9293
PB - Elsevier
DO - 10.1016/j.dcn.2026.101717
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LA - en
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