Numerical Abilities in Children With Congenital Hemiplegia: An Investigation of the Role of Finger Use in Number Processing

Article Article scientifique Article Numerical Abilities in Children With Congenital Hemiplegia: An Investigation of the Role of Finger Use in Number Processing eng 2014 author Thevenot Catherine 649080 author Castel Caroline 689594 author Danjon Juliette 767034 author Renaud Olivier 133920 author Ballaz Cécile 135437 author Baggioni Laetitia 640162 author Fluss Joel Victor 28801 88-100 10.1080/87565641.2013.860979 24571928 1532-6942 In this study, we assessed basic and more complex non-symbolic and symbolic numerical task abilities in children with hemiplegia and obtained a detailed picture of their strengths and weaknesses in the numerical domain. Those children, who experience difficulties in finger gnosia and spontaneous use of fingers in counting, exhibit difficulties in finger pattern recognition and symbolic numerical tasks. However, their non-symbolic numerical abilities and arithmetic skills are preserved. These original results are discussed in light of the "manumerical cognition" hypothesis, which postulates that the use of fingers in numerical activities during childhood shapes our comprehension of numbers. Agnosia/diagnosis/etiology Analysis of Variance Case-Control Studies Child Cognition/physiology Cognition Disorders/diagnosis/etiology Comprehension Female Fingers Hemiplegia/congenital Humans Male Mathematics Rehabilitation Centers Severity of Illness Index Socioeconomic Factors Dewey 150 Dewey 618 58 Département de pédiatrie, gynécologie et obstétrique 223 108 Section de psychologie 71 false 743 Formation 599 Méthodologie et analyse des données (MAD) 608 Psychologie du développement cognitif (DeCoPsy) Developmental neuropsychology 39 2 912be594-31f5-4754-a271-1c9ba136d1c1 Article (Published version) Restricted 88-100.pdf 147173 application/pdf restrictedAccess Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de pédiatrie, gynécologie et obstétrique Faculté de psychologie et des sciences de l'éducation / Section de psychologie

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