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Second-order characteristics don't favor a number-representing ANS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 December 2021

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Stefan Buijsman*
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Institute for Futures Studies, Holländargatan 13, 101 31Stockholm, Sweden Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, TU Delft, Jaffalaan 5, 2628 BX, Delft, The Netherlands. [email protected]://www.tudelft.nl/tbm/over-de-faculteit/afdelingen/values-technology-and-innovation/people/postdocs/dr-snr-stefan-buijsman
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Abstract

Clarke and Beck argue that the ANS doesn't represent non-numerical magnitudes because of its second-order character. A sensory integration mechanism can explain this character as well, provided the dumbbell studies involve interference from systems that segment by objects such as the Object Tracking System. Although currently equal hypotheses, I point to several ways the two can be distinguished.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 44 , 2021 , e184
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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