Pierre Pica
Biographic Data
| ID | 106460 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Pierre Pica |
| GIVEN NAMES | Pierre |
| FAMILY NAME | Pica |
| SIGNATURE | PICA P |
| AFFILIATIONS | INSERM, Cognitive Neuro-imaging Unit, Institut Fédératif de Recherche (IFR) 49, Gif sur Yvette, France. |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9452-5446 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Visual foundations of Euclidean geometry
Geometry defines entities that can be physically realized in space, and our knowledge of abstract geometry may therefore stem from our representations of the physical world. Here, we focus on Euclidean geometry, the geometry historically regarded as "natural". We examine whether humans possess representations describing visual forms in the same way as Euclidean geometry - i.e., in terms of their shape and size. One hundred and twelve participants…
Log or Linear? Distinct Intuitions of the Number Scale in Western and Amazonian Indigene Cultures
The mapping of numbers onto space is fundamental to measurement and to mathematics. Is this mapping a cultural invention or a universal intuition shared by all humans regardless of culture and education? We probed number-space mappings in the Mundurucu, an Amazonian indigene group with a reduced numerical lexicon and little or no formal education. At all ages, the Mundurucu mapped symbolic and nonsymbolic numbers onto a logarithmic scale, whereas…
Theoretical Implications of the Study of Numbers and Numerals in Mundurucu
Developing earlier studies of the system of numbers in Mundurucu, this paper argues that the Mundurucu numeral system is far more complex than usually assumed. The Mundurucu numeral system provides indirect but insightful arguments for a modular approach to numbers and numerals. It is argued that distinct components must be distinguished, such as a system of representation of numbers in the format of internal magnitudes, a system of representatio…
Exact and Approximate Arithmetic in an Amazonian Indigene Group
Is calculation possible without language? Or is the human ability for arithmetic dependent on the language faculty? To clarify the relation between language and arithmetic, we studied numerical cognition in speakers of Mundurukú, an Amazonian language with a very small lexicon of number words. Although the Mundurukú lack words for numbers beyond 5, they are able to compare and add large approximate numbers that are far beyond their naming range. …
Atomism and Binding
This book contains several chapters dealing with Binding Theory, that is the theory dealing with the distribution and interpretation of definite descriptions, pronouns and reflexives. The general procedure by which a model is built out of various relatively independent submodules is referred to by the term Atomism
Homography or Polysemy: On a Computer-Aided Analysis of Non-Pronominal Neuter Verbs in French
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Theoretical Implications of the Study of Numbers and Numerals in Mundurucu
Developing earlier studies of the system of numbers in Mundurucu, this paper argues that the Mundurucu numeral system is far more complex than usually assumed. The Mundurucu numeral system provides indirect but insightful arguments for a modular approach to numbers and numerals. It is argued that distinct components must be distinguished, such as a system of representation of numbers in the format of internal magnitudes, a system of representatio…
Homography or Polysemy: On a Computer-Aided Analysis of Non-Pronominal Neuter Verbs in French
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Atomism and Binding
This book contains several chapters dealing with Binding Theory, that is the theory dealing with the distribution and interpretation of definite descriptions, pronouns and reflexives. The general procedure by which a model is built out of various relatively independent submodules is referred to by the term Atomism
Exact and Approximate Arithmetic in an Amazonian Indigene Group
Is calculation possible without language? Or is the human ability for arithmetic dependent on the language faculty? To clarify the relation between language and arithmetic, we studied numerical cognition in speakers of Mundurukú, an Amazonian language with a very small lexicon of number words. Although the Mundurukú lack words for numbers beyond 5, they are able to compare and add large approximate numbers that are far beyond their naming range. …
Log or Linear? Distinct Intuitions of the Number Scale in Western and Amazonian Indigene Cultures
The mapping of numbers onto space is fundamental to measurement and to mathematics. Is this mapping a cultural invention or a universal intuition shared by all humans regardless of culture and education? We probed number-space mappings in the Mundurucu, an Amazonian indigene group with a reduced numerical lexicon and little or no formal education. At all ages, the Mundurucu mapped symbolic and nonsymbolic numbers onto a logarithmic scale, whereas…
Theoretical Implications of the Study of Numbers and Numerals in Mundurucu
Developing earlier studies of the system of numbers in Mundurucu, this paper argues that the Mundurucu numeral system is far more complex than usually assumed. The Mundurucu numeral system provides indirect but insightful arguments for a modular approach to numbers and numerals. It is argued that distinct components must be distinguished, such as a system of representation of numbers in the format of internal magnitudes, a system of representatio…
Visual foundations of Euclidean geometry
Geometry defines entities that can be physically realized in space, and our knowledge of abstract geometry may therefore stem from our representations of the physical world. Here, we focus on Euclidean geometry, the geometry historically regarded as "natural". We examine whether humans possess representations describing visual forms in the same way as Euclidean geometry - i.e., in terms of their shape and size. One hundred and twelve participants…
Computer Science (4 works) · Mathematics (4 works) · Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (3 works) · Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques (3 works) · Amazonian (2 works) · Artificial Intelligence (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Lexicon (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Pure mathematics (2 works)