Space, Time and Number: The cerebral basis of mathematical intuitions

空间、时间和数字：数学直觉的大脑基础

基本信息

批准号：
7916067
负责人：
ELIZABETH M BRANNON
金额：
$ 0.9万
依托单位：
DUKE UNIVERSITY
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2010
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2010-06-18 至 2011-06-17
项目状态：
已结题

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal is for funding to contribute towards an Attention and Performance meeting titled, "Space, Time and Number: The Cerebral Basis of Mathematical Intuitions. The meeting, organized by Dr.s Stanislas Dehaene and Elizabeth Brannon, will take place outside Paris in July of 2010. The objective of the meeting is to bring together researchers from around the world interested in the brain's architecture and how neuroscience can shed light on the representation of space, time and number. The meeting will foster a synthesis of cutting edge research in this area and culminate in a published volume (Oxford Press) and peer reviewed special edition of a journal (Trends in Cognitive Sciences or Cognition). The meeting is also likely to facilitate new collaborations and opportunities for junior researchers. The representations of number, time, and space are critical for most organisms' survival. Indeed, according to Immanuel Kant they represent "pure intuitions" that must precede and structure the experience of all objects. Considerable research with animals and human infants is now available to support this point of view. Collectively such research suggests that the cognitive algorithms for representing number, time, and space may have common developmental and evolutionary origins, involve a common set of basic computational algorithms for simple operations (such as addition), and perhaps even share brain circuitry. An important goal of this meeting will be to attempt to isolate the fundamental connections and divergences between the representation of number, space, and time. The study of number, space, and time is almost unparalleled in its multi-disciplinarity. It involves studying human cognitive development, adult cognition, nonhuman animals, behavioral and brain-based approaches and computational modeling. As such participants from diverse fields such as ethology, neurobiology, neuropsychology, developmental psychology, and computational modeling are invited to speak and discuss. Approximately 25 of the attendees will be invited speakers and 25 will be postdoctoral research associates and graduate students discussants. All participants will be chosen to balance gender and country of origin. Finally, 10 of the participants will be students chosen from open applications after widespread advertising. Students will be selected to increase ethnic, racial, and geographic diversity. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The proposed meeting on "Space, Time and Number: The Cerebral Basis of Mathematical Intuitions," will attempt to identify the developmental and evolutionary building blocks of quantitative cognition and focus on both behavioral and neurobiological evidence. Special attention will also be paid to discussing dysfunctions in quantitative cognition from a mental health perspective. The presentations will be published in an edited volume and special issue of a journal.

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案旨在为题为“空间、时间和数字：数学直觉的大脑基础”的注意力和表现会议提供资金。该会议由 Stanislas Dehaene 博士和 Elizabeth Brannon 博士组织，将于 2010 年 7 月在巴黎郊外举行。会议的目的是汇集来自世界各地对大脑结构以及神经科学如何揭示大脑表征感兴趣的研究人员。会议将促进该领域前沿研究的综合，并最终出版一卷（牛津出版社）和同行评审的期刊特别版（认知科学或认知趋势）。事实上，根据伊曼纽尔·康德的说法，数字、时间和空间的表征对于大多数生物体的生存至关重要，它们代表着“纯粹的直觉”，必须先于并构建所有的经验。对象。现在对动物和人类婴儿进行的大量研究可以支持这一观点。总的来说，此类研究表明，表示数字、时间和空间的认知算法可能具有共同的发展和进化起源，涉及一组用于简单操作（例如加法）的通用基本计算算法，甚至可能共享大脑电路。这次会议的一个重要目标是试图找出数字、空间和时间表示之间的基本联系和分歧。对数、空间和时间的研究在多学科性方面几乎是无与伦比的。它涉及研究人类认知发展、成人认知、非人类动物、行为和基于大脑的方法以及计算模型。因此，邀请来自动物行为学、神经生物学、神经心理学、发展心理学和计算建模等不同领域的参与者进行演讲和讨论。大约 25 名与会者将受邀演讲，25 名将是博士后研究员和研究生讨论者。所有参与者的选择都将平衡性别和原籍国。最后，经过广泛宣传后，将从公开申请中选出 10 名参与者。学生的选择将增加民族、种族和地理的多样性。公共健康相关性：拟议的“空间、时间和数字：数学直觉的大脑基础”会议将尝试确定定量认知的发展和进化构建模块，并重点关注行为和神经生物学证据。还将特别关注从心理健康角度讨论定量认知功能障碍。演讲内容将出版在期刊的编辑卷和特刊中。