Ismael Gutiérrez-Cordero (1,2,3) y Javier García-Orza (2,3)
(1) Unidad de Neurociencia Cognitiva y Afasias, Centro de Investigaciones Médico-Sanitarias (CIMES), Universidad de Málaga, España
(2) Laboratorio de Cognición Numérica, Universidad de Málaga, España
(3) Departamento de Psicología Básica, Universidad de Málaga, España
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The study of speech errors provides valuable insights into the functioning of our cognitive system. Several studies with brain-damaged individuals have identified a different pattern of errors in the oral production of words and numbers, which has led to the proposal of independent mechanisms for processing these types of stimuli. In a recent study, we evaluated the production of numerical and non-numerical words under strict experimental control and found similar error patterns for both types of stimuli. Therefore, it does not appear necessary to postulate separate systems for the production of words and numbers.
