If a 6-month-old can distinguish between 20 dots and 10 dots, she’s more likely to be good at math in preschool. That’s the conclusion of a new study, which finds that part of our proficiency at addition and subtraction may simply be something we’re born with. Researchers have long wondered where our math skills come from. Are they innate, or should we credit studying and good teachers—or some combination of the two? Find out more in the following article.
http://news.sciencemag.org/brain-behavior/2013/10/babies-are-born-some-math-skills