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¹Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Université de Provence, Case D, 3 Place Victor Hugo, 13331 Marseille, France. lemaire@up.univ-mrs.fr

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Young and older adults exhibit similar numerical estimation abilities, with no age-related differences found in how they approximate dot quantities. These findings suggest aging does not significantly impair core numerosity estimation processes.

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Psychology
Human Aging Research
Numerical Cognition

Background:

Numerosity estimation is a fundamental cognitive skill.
Understanding age-related changes in cognition is crucial for healthy aging.
Previous research has yielded mixed results on age differences in numerical abilities.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate age-related differences in numerosity estimation.
To examine the underlying mechanisms of numerosity estimation in young and older adults.
To determine if physical stimulus features impact estimation differently across age groups.

Main Methods:

Two experiments involving young and older adults estimating dot quantities (40-460 dots).
Analysis of performance, power-function exponents, and speed-accuracy trade-offs.
Assessment of the influence of stimulus features on estimation accuracy.

Main Results:

Comparable performance and no age-related differences in power-function exponents for numerosity estimation.
Age similarities were not explained by speed-accuracy trade-offs or compensatory strategies.
Physical stimulus features only affected estimation for very large numerosities in both age groups.

Conclusions:

Aging does not appear to significantly impair core numerosity estimation abilities.
Performance is robust across age groups, suggesting stable cognitive processes for this task.
Long-term memory representation of large numerosities may be a limiting factor for both young and older adults.