# " 'Sixth Sense' Discovered for Numerosity Using fMRI Scans"

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**Created:** [September 15, 2013, 5:01pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/sixth-sense-discovered-for-numerosity-using-fmri-scans/60027 "2013-09-15T17:01:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![QuietGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/bc8723/32.png) [@QuietGuy](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/QuietGuy)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2013, 5:01pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/sixth-sense-discovered-for-numerosity-using-fmri-scans/60027/1 "2013-09-15T17:01:56Z")

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> Scientists may have discovered a ?sixth sense? that relates to something called numerosity, which involves the ability to rapidly assimilate the number of objects within one’s field of vision. The team behind the study used fMRI scans to highlight the activity of a key area of the brain, which seemed to alter its response based upon the number of objects perceived.

↳Click here to read the full article. ([http://guardianlv.com/2013/09/sixth-sense-discovered-for-numerosity-using-fmri-scans/](http://guardianlv.com/2013/09/sixth-sense-discovered-for-numerosity-using-fmri-scans/))