Large number discrimination in 6-month-old infants

F Xu1, E S Spelke

  • 1125 NI, Department of Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02155, USA. fxu@neu.edu

Cognition
|December 14, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Six-month-old infants can distinguish between large groups of objects based on quantity. This innate ability to perceive approximate numerosity develops before language acquisition.