BS 170 Numbers in the Brain with Andreas Nieder

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Ginger Campbell, MD

Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Neuroscience, Medicine, Brain, Science

4.8 • 896 Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2020

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

BS 170 is an interview with Andreas Nieder, author of "A Brain for Numbers: The Biology of the Number Instinct." We talk about the surprising discovery that a wide variety of animals have a number instinct, which is called the approximate number system. This appears to provide the basis for the more abstract mathematical abilities that are seen in humans. We also explore the relationship between mathematics and language.

Links and References:

A Brain for Numbers: The Biology of the Number Instinct by Andreas Nieder
The Number Sense: How the Mind Creates Mathematics, Revised and Updated Edition (2011) by Stanislas Dehaene
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0:00.0	Welcome to brain science, the
0:05.0	brain science, the podcast where we explore how recent
0:07.8	discoveries in neuroscience are unraveling the mystery of how our brain makes us human.
0:14.0	I'm your host Dr. Ginger Campbell,
0:16.0	and this is episode 170,
0:19.0	which is scheduled to be released on March 27th, 2020.
0:25.0	Since I started this show in 2006, I've always strove to create evergreen content.
0:31.0	But given the current coronavirus pandemic, I have decided to mention the date to provide
0:36.8	context for future listeners.
0:39.7	I have created a pre-roll announcement encouraging you to listen to the podcast this week in
0:45.4	virology if you're looking for accurate information from scientists who actually
0:50.7	work in the field. Otherwise, unless necessary, I intend to make this podcast a virus-free zone,
0:58.0	since I assume many of you are listening to get a break from the pandemic.
1:04.0	Brain science has independently produced and relies on listeners like you for financial support.
1:10.2	You can find complete episode show notes and transcripts at brain science
1:15.0	podcast.com. You can send me email at brain science podcast at gmail dot com
1:21.4	submit voicemail at speakbip.com
1:24.8	forward slash doc Artemis or post to the brain science
1:29.6	podcast fan page on Facebook. Today's guest is Andreas Nieder, author of a fascinating book called A
1:38.0	Brain for Numbers, The Biology of the Number Instinct. I'll be back after the interview to review the key
1:45.2	ideas and to share a few brief announcements including an update on my upcoming
1:51.0	book release and an announcement about the schedule for the rest of 2020.
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