TY  - JOUR
A1  - Fischer, Martin H.
A1  - Brugger, Peter
T1  - When digits help digits  spatial-numerical associations point to finger counting as prime example of embodied cognition
JF  - Frontiers in psychology
N2  - Spatial numerical associations (SNAs) are prevalent yet their origin is poorly understood. We first consider the possible prime role of reading habits in shaping SNAs and list three observations that argue against a prominent influence of this role: (1) directional reading habits for numbers may conflict with those for non-numerical symbols, (2) short-term experimental manipulations can overrule the impact of decades of reading experience, (3) SNAs predate the acquisition of reading. As a promising alternative, we discuss behavioral, neuroscientific, and neuropsychological evidence in support of finger counting as the most likely initial determinant of SNAs. Implications of this "manumerical cognition" stance for the distinction between grounded, embodied, and situated cognition are discussed.
KW  - embodied cognition
KW  - finger counting
KW  - numerical cognition
Y1  - 2011
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00260
SN  - 1664-1078
VL  - 2
PB  - Frontiers Research Foundation
CY  - Lausanne
ER  -