[NAEP] Babies grasp math before gift of gab

[Dawn Wiseman]

Babies can perceive the idea of numerical concepts even before they 
start talking, a new study suggests.
Researchers in North Carolina showed seven-month-olds could match the 
number of voices they heard to the number of faces they expected to see.
http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2006/02/14/baby-math060214.html

And baby counts three
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