Study found small numbers shift attention upward on vertical lines, contradicting predictions and revealing new insights into brain function.

Together with graduate and undergraduate students, the project (funded by the Spencer Foundation) investigates the development of space-number mappings in preschool children. The project aims to find ...

Horizontal lines run left to right, parallel to the horizon, with slope 0 and equation y = k. Vertical lines run top to bottom, perpendicular to the horizon, with undefined slope and equation x = k.

To mark a value on the number line, eg the number 2, start at zero and take 2 steps to the right. Number lines can also show fractions as values. This number line represents the values between 0 and 1 ...