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Brain-imaging techniques have made it possible to explore the neural foundations of logical and mathematical cognition. These techniques are revealing more than simply where these high-order processes take place in the human cortex. Imaging is beginning to answer some of the oldest questions about what logic and mathematics are, and how they emerge and evolve through visuospatial cognition, language, executive functions and emotion.
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We would like to thank S. Moutier, L. Zago and B. Mazoyer for their contribution to our work on logical and mathematical cognition. Support for our work is provided by The Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, the Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, Université de Caen, Université Paris-5 (René-Descartes) and the Institut Universitaire de France. We are also grateful to V. Waltz for her help in preparing the manuscript.
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Houdé, O., Tzourio-Mazoyer, N. Neural foundations of logical and mathematical cognition. Nat Rev Neurosci 4, 507–514 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn1117
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