> > Well, it's hard to put into words what I do in my head when I do > > mathematics... it probably does use visual cortex in some way, but's > > not "visually manipulating mathematical expressions" nor using visual > > metaphors... > I can completely describe. I completely do mathematics by visually > manipulating and visually replacing symbols with other symbols. I also > do mathematical reasoning and theorem proving with that.
I believe you, but that is not what I nor many other mathematicians do.. Mathematicians > commonly have high visuospatial intelligence, that's why they have high > IQs. Well if you look at Hadamard's "Psychology of Mathematical Invention" or more recent works in the area, you'll see there's a lot more diversity to the ways mathematicians approach mathematical thought... Ben ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=53054841-314750
