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Jan 19 2025SCIENCE

The Power of Practice: How Number-Hand Links Last

Ever notice how your hands seem to know numbers? Like, you naturally tap your left hand for small numbers and right for big ones? Scientists call this the SNARC effect. A recent study dug deeper. They found that if you practice linking numbers to hands, it sticks. Even a week later, the effect staye

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Dec 02 2024SCIENCE

Number-Space Connection: How Language Plays a Role

Did you know that the way we perceive numbers can be influenced by the language we speak? A recent cross-cultural study uncovered surprising insights into this connection. Researchers looked at the spatial-numerical association of response codes (SNARC) effect, which ties number size to space. For i

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