Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Learning Disabilities01:25

Learning Disabilities

Learning disabilities are cognitive disorders caused by neurological impairments that affect cognitive functions like language and reading, without indicating overall intellectual or developmental challenges. These disabilities differ from global intellectual or developmental disabilities as they are limited to distinct cognitive functions. Common learning disabilities include dysgraphia, dyslexia, and dyscalculia, each of which impacts unique aspects of learning.
Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a...
Visual Agnosia01:12

Visual Agnosia

Visual agnosia is a condition characterized by the inability to recognize visually presented objects despite having normal vision. For instance, a person with visual agnosia can describe the shape and color of an object but cannot identify or name it. This impairment does not affect their visual field, acuity, color vision, brightness discrimination, language, or memory. An example of this condition in a social setting is someone at a dinner party asking for "that silver thing with a round end"...
Prosopagnosia01:24

Prosopagnosia

Prosopagnosia, also known as face blindness, is the inability to recognize faces. In severe cases, individuals with prosopagnosia may not recognize close family members, including parents and spouses, by their faces. For instance, someone with prosopagnosia might walk past their child in a crowd, only realizing their mistake upon noticing their child's distinctive backpack or favorite jacket. Prosopagnosia specifically impairs facial recognition, while the recognition of other objects or...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Is "sky" bluer than "grass" is green? Word-color associations dataset for cognitive science.

Behavior research methods·2026
Same author

Mathematical anxiety is associated with general rather than specific weakness in attention.

Frontiers in psychology·2026
Same author

The illusion of numerical value.

Cognition·2026
Same author

Linguistic experiential priors account for notation-dependent numerical representations.

Cognition·2026
Same author

Understanding the cognitive and emotional foundations of mathematical ability.

Journal of experimental child psychology·2026
Same author

Heterogeneity in mathematics: Investigating cognitive profiles and reading comorbidities among children.

Psychological research·2026
Same journal

Effects of Children's Video Gaming Experience on Chinese Orthographic Processing and Its Neural Mechanisms.

Developmental science·2026
Same journal

The Kia TÄ«mata Pai Randomized Controlled Trial: ENRICH Early Childhood Teacher Training Improves Toddlers' Oral Language and Self-Regulation.

Developmental science·2026
Same journal

Deaf Children's Use of Mutual Exclusivity and Eye Gaze to Determine Word Meanings in American Sign Language.

Developmental science·2026
Same journal

Adolescents and Adults Use Different Facial Movements and Vocal Cues to Express Emotions.

Developmental science·2026
Same journal

Decoding Preschool Social Dynamics: Automated Tracking of Spatial and Temporal Patterns to Investigate Social Interactions and Relationships in Peer Groups.

Developmental science·2026
Same journal

Early Life Stress Affects Human Decision Making by Increasing Expectations of Volatility.

Developmental science·2026
See all related articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: May 15, 2026

Multimedia Battery for Assessment of Cognitive and Basic Skills in Mathematics (BM-PROMA)
10:58

Multimedia Battery for Assessment of Cognitive and Basic Skills in Mathematics (BM-PROMA)

Published on: August 28, 2021

Do subitizing deficits in developmental dyscalculia involve pattern recognition weakness?

Sarit Ashkenazi1, Nitza Mark-Zigdon, Avishai Henik

  • 1Department of Psychology and Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. sarit.ashkenas@gmail.com

Developmental Science
|January 3, 2013
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Children with developmental dyscalculia (DD) struggle with number sense, showing deficits in subitizing and small estimation. Pattern recognition difficulties appear to underlie these numerical processing challenges in DD.

More Related Videos

Portable Intermodal Preferential Looking (IPL): Investigating Language Comprehension in Typically Developing Toddlers and Young Children with Autism
10:11

Portable Intermodal Preferential Looking (IPL): Investigating Language Comprehension in Typically Developing Toddlers and Young Children with Autism

Published on: December 14, 2012

Assessing Dyslexia at Six Year of Age
15:00

Assessing Dyslexia at Six Year of Age

Published on: May 1, 2020

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: May 15, 2026

Multimedia Battery for Assessment of Cognitive and Basic Skills in Mathematics (BM-PROMA)
10:58

Multimedia Battery for Assessment of Cognitive and Basic Skills in Mathematics (BM-PROMA)

Published on: August 28, 2021

Portable Intermodal Preferential Looking (IPL): Investigating Language Comprehension in Typically Developing Toddlers and Young Children with Autism
10:11

Portable Intermodal Preferential Looking (IPL): Investigating Language Comprehension in Typically Developing Toddlers and Young Children with Autism

Published on: December 14, 2012

Assessing Dyslexia at Six Year of Age
15:00

Assessing Dyslexia at Six Year of Age

Published on: May 1, 2020

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Mathematics Education

Background:

  • Developmental dyscalculia (DD) is a specific learning difficulty affecting numerical abilities.
  • Subitizing (rapid, accurate enumeration of small quantities, 1-4 items) and estimation (approximate assessment of larger quantities, 5+ items) are key numerical skills.
  • Difficulties in numerical cognition are often linked to underlying processing deficits.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the object enumeration abilities of children with DD.
  • To compare performance in subitizing and small estimation tasks between children with DD and neurotypical controls.
  • To explore the role of pattern recognition in numerical deficits observed in DD.

Main Methods:

  • Participants included children diagnosed with DD and a control group.
  • Object enumeration was assessed using two tasks: subitizing (1-4 dots) and small estimation (5-9 dots).
  • Performance was analyzed using reaction time (RT) and accuracy measures, with stimuli presented in both random and canonical (patterned) arrangements.

Main Results:

  • Children with DD exhibited significant deficits in both subitizing and small estimation compared to controls.
  • The control group showed a subitizing-like pattern (fast, accurate enumeration) for canonically arranged dots in the small estimation range.
  • Children with DD did not exhibit this subitizing-like pattern for canonically arranged dots, indicating a specific deficit in processing patterned quantities.

Conclusions:

  • Pattern recognition deficits may be a core factor contributing to numerical processing difficulties in children with DD.
  • These findings suggest that challenges in identifying and utilizing numerical patterns impact both subitizing and estimation abilities.
  • Interventions for DD could benefit from targeting pattern recognition skills to improve numerical cognition.