Unlocking the Secrets of Psychological Arithmetic: The Natural Consequence of a Biologically-Based System
A new study has found that the way we process arithmetic has a biological basis, and is a natural consequence of how we think. Researchers from the University of St Andrews have discovered that when we solve arithmetic problems, the brain uses the same regions that it does for problem-solving in general. This suggests that the ability to do arithmetic is an intuitive part of how we think, rather than something that needs to be taught. The findings provide insight into the way we process numbers, and could lead to better understanding of how we learn mathematics.
source: Phys.org