Children build math skills on a “cognitive bridge” between space & number. But where does it come from? Our new study finds monkeys transfer learning and abstractions across geometry & numerosity, revealing the evolutionary roots of basic math development. 🧪🧠

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

🚨 New postdoc alert with @dchyde.bsky.social! Come join us at the Brain and Cognitive Development lab to work on a fantastic project! @mclstrainee.bsky.social

🚨PhD student position in #cognitive_psychology and #neuroscience, on a project directed by André Knops and in collaboration with the Dugué Lab!

@upcite.bsky.social | @cnrs.fr

Funded by the @agencerecherche.bsky.social (Agence nationale de la recherche)

www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...

Some numbers seem to show up everywhere. Think of 10, 12, 24, 36...
Others—like 26 or 34—don’t get the same attention.Why? In our new paper with @standehaene.bsky.social and @mathiassablemeyer.bsky.social, we argue it's because of how the mind builds number concepts.
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doi.org/10.1016/j.co...

✨New publication✨

The Role of Math Games for Children’s Early Math Learning: A Systematic Review

doi.org/10.5964/jnc....

with @gbramani.bsky.social

Very interesting! New meta-analysis by Hutchison et al. showing 'that math is a stronger predictor of future change in EF than the reverse": mathbrainlab.com/wp-content/u...

🚨New Preprint alert!

ANS and spatial skills are the same thing!

doi.org/10.31234/osf...

We aimed to explore how the Approximate Numbers Sense (ANS) and spatial skills related over time, but instead found that they are the same underlying construct.

So excited to see this paper with @ckaicher.bsky.social and @cantlonlab.bsky.social finally out!

Excited to announce that our paper (led by @hyejinjadelee.bsky.social & Derek Smith) is out in @nathumbehav.nature.com
go.illinois.edu/Lee2025_NHB
We use 36 days of testing in 4 inhibitory control tasks to examine the precision of inhibitory control measures in *individuals* and how they vary
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👋🏾 Here again to share that the deadline for our special issue for Developmental Psychology is approaching (Friday, 2/28). Looking forward to reviewing your submissions!

Delighted to announce that the Western University Postdoctoral Fellowships Program is open for 2025 applications. The 2-year Fellowships now include annual stipends of $70,000 plus benefits, plus a $5,000 research allowance. We expect to make up to 19 awards. Details:

uwo.ca/research/fun...