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Titia Gebuis1, Bert Reynvoet

  • 1Laboratory of Experimental Psychology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Tiensestraat 102, 3000, Leuven, Belgium. Titia.Gebuis@psy.kuleuven.be

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This study introduces a MATLAB program to analyze visual properties that co-vary with nonsymbolic numbers. This tool helps researchers determine if visual cues or numerical distance drive results in number processing studies.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Computational Vision

Background:

  • Nonsymbolic number processing studies often confound numerosity with visual stimulus properties.
  • This ambiguity challenges the interpretation of results regarding true numerical understanding versus visual feature detection.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a novel MATLAB program for quantifying visual properties co-varying with nonsymbolic numerical stimuli.
  • To enable researchers to disentangle the effects of numerical distance from visual confounds in number perception research.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a MATLAB-based program to extract visual features (e.g., area, size, density) from stimuli.
  • The program facilitates post-hoc analysis to compare the influence of numerical distance versus visual properties.

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Main Results:

  • The program successfully quantifies visual properties that covary with numerosity.
  • Demonstrated utility in differentiating between numerical and visual influences on nonsymbolic number processing.

Conclusions:

  • The developed program is a valuable tool for rigorous investigation of nonsymbolic number processing.
  • It aids in resolving the debate on whether visual properties or numerical magnitude underlies performance in these tasks.