Source: Ratz Attila, Dreamstime, free download. I've long been interested in the numerical competency of nonhuman animals (animals) and whether they can count in their own specific ways. 1 It turns ...

"I am certainly not advising people to go around giving themselves electric shocks, but we are extremely excited by the potential of our findings," said Roi Cohen Kadosh of the University of Oxford.

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Asian elephants demonstrate numeric ability which is closer to that observed in humans rather than in other animals, according to new research. Asian elephants demonstrate numeric ability which is ...

An understanding of numbers is often viewed as a distinctly human faculty—a hallmark of our intelligence that, along with language, sets us apart from all other animals. Practically every animal that ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Counting feels utterly effortless to adults, who are unlikely to even remember when or how they picked up this useful, apparently automatic skill. Yet when you think about it, counting is a remarkable ...