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For some reason, beyond four objects, our brain’s
Scientists suspected two separate brain circuits handle numbers, and research confirms specific brain cells light up for certain amounts. But here’s the twist: these cells aren’t sticklers for exact numbers. They buzz for nearsums too, but their strongest signal shines for their favorite number.
The cool thing? Cells representing small numbers, like three, have a superpower: they can silence their neighbors, like the cells for two and four. This keeps the “three” signal loud and clear, no confusion with its buddies.
But for bigger numbers, this silencing superpower vanishes. Fives and sixes don’t have muscle over their neighbours, so the signals get muddled, explaining why counting larger groups gets wobbly.
To test this theory, researchers recruited some volunteers with brain electrodes and showed them dots in various numbers. Watching the brain cells in action, they saw the two-track system at work. People nailed counts up to four, but stumbled and took longer with bigger piles.
This research is a big leap in understanding how we number-crunch. It’s not just cool brain stuff, but it could help us understand, and maybe even treat, things like