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  2. Mental calculator - Wikipedia

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    These math prodigies have shown increases in blood flow to parts of the brain responsible for mathematical operations during a mental rotation task that are greater than the typical increases. [ 1 ] Mental calculators were in great demand in research centers such as CERN before the advent of modern electronic calculators and computers.

  3. List of Martin Gardner Mathematical Games columns - Wikipedia

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    The infinite regress in philosophy, literature and mathematical proof 1965 May: The lattice of integers considered as an orchard or a billiard table: 1965 Jun: Some diversions and problems from Mr. O'Gara, the postman 1965 Jul: On the relation between mathematics and the ordered patterns of Op art: 1965 Aug

  4. List of paradoxes - Wikipedia

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    Mere addition paradox: (Parfit's paradox) Is a large population living a barely tolerable life better than a small, happy population? Moore's paradox : "It's raining, but I don't believe that it is." Newcomb's paradox : A paradoxical game between two players, one of whom can predict the actions of the other.

  5. Numerical cognition - Wikipedia

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    Numerical cognition is a subdiscipline of cognitive science that studies the cognitive, developmental and neural bases of numbers and mathematics.As with many cognitive science endeavors, this is a highly interdisciplinary topic, and includes researchers in cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, neuroscience and cognitive linguistics.

  6. Thought - Wikipedia

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    When applied to the sentence "all men are mortal", the entity in question is "immortal men", of whom it is said that they do not exist. [63] [65] Important for Brentano is the distinction between the mere representation of the content of the judgment and the affirmation or the denial of the content.

  7. Mereology - Wikipedia

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    Mereology (/ m ɪər i ˈ ɒ l ə dʒ i /; from Greek μέρος 'part' (root: μερε-, mere-) and the suffix -logy, 'study, discussion, science') is the philosophical study of part-whole relationships, also called parthood relationships.

  8. Newcomb's paradox - Wikipedia

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    Newcomb's paradox can also be related to the question of machine consciousness, specifically if a perfect simulation of a person's brain will generate the consciousness of that person. [17] Suppose we take the predictor to be a machine that arrives at its prediction by simulating the brain of the chooser when confronted with the problem of ...

  9. Mind Quiz - Wikipedia

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    GameSpot gave the game 4.9/10 (Poor), stating that "Mind Quiz: Your Brain Coach is a shameless clone of Nintendo's brain-training DS game, Brain Age" and that "This game isn't good enough to serve as a game for Brain Age players who are looking for more of the same because it's too similar yet too shallow to entertain that crowd. If you fall ...