Multiple studies on newborns, animals, and uncultured populations support the existence of innate biological number sense and numerical-spatial associations independent of formal instruction.
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Prenatal light exposure affects number sense and the mental number line in young domestic chicks.
2025 · cited by 2
The study demonstrates that newborn domestic chicks possess innate spatial-numerical associations linked to brain lateralization.
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A left-to-right bias in spatial numerical associations with dots and symbols
2025 · cited by 0
Findings across human and non-human populations suggest that numerical-spatial associations originate from universal biological predispositions rather than solely cultural learning.
PriMath-The Role of Intrinsic Factors in Quantitative Cognitive Performance of Highly Social Primates.
2026 · cited by 0
Research on New World primates shows innate quantity discrimination via the Approximate Number System, driven by biological and evolutionary factors.