Professor Brian Butterworth is a neuroscientist who specialises in numbers and mathematics. More from this interview at https://youtu.be/FCS4b3OjVJM and earlier videos with him at: https://bit.ly/Brian_Butterworth More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Brian's website: https://www.mathematicalbrain.com Brian Butterworth playlist: https://bit.ly/Brian_Butterworth Discussed papers... Auditory midbrain neurons that count: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12219094/ Mapping human temporal and parietal neuronal population activity and functional coupling during mathematical cognition: https://www.pnas.org/content/113/46/E7277 Numberphile is supported by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI): http://bit.ly/MSRINumberphile We are also supported by Science Sandbox, a Simons Foundation initiative dedicated to engaging everyone with the process of science. https://www.simonsfoundation.org/outreach/science-sandbox/ And support from Math For America - https://www.mathforamerica.org/ NUMBERPHILE Website: http://www.numberphile.com/ Numberphile on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/numberphile Numberphile tweets: https://twitter.com/numberphile Subscribe: http://bit.ly/Numberphile_Sub Videos by Brady Haran Animation by Pete McPartlan Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/numberphile Numberphile T-Shirts and Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/numberphile Brady's videos subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/BradyHaran/ Brady's latest videos across all channels: http://www.bradyharanblog.com/ Sign up for (occasional) emails: http://eepurl.com/YdjL9