The neuroscience of counting

Scientists recently studied how various parts of the brain affect our ability as humans to count. First they removed the left half of a subject's brain and told him to count to 10.

The man said, "2, 4, 6, 8, 10."

Scientists restored the man's left brain and tried removing the right side of the brain. Again they told him to count to 10.

He said, "1, 3, 5, 7, 9."

For the final phase of the experiment, the scientists temporarily removed the man's entire brain. Again they asked him to count to 10. The main replied:

"Look. I'm great at counting, ok? I love numbers and I have the best numbers. No one has better numbers than I do. My 4th grade math teacher - and let me tell you, she was the best and smartest math teacher in the country at the time - my 4th grade math teacher said to me that I am the best counter she's ever seen. The best. So if you want me to count to 10, let me tell you I can count to 10 alright. That's no problem. I will do it. I will. And I promise you I'll do it better than anyone has ever done it before."

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