Note

Here we provide preprocessed data and analysis code used in "Cortical representations of symbolic and non-symbolic quantity expand but become estranged with learning and development".

Because of anonymization concerns within the framework of EU privacy regulations (GDPR), we cannot provide raw MRI data. Therefore, the fMRI data consists of individual preprocessed volumes, normalized into the MNI template, and averaged across five TRs for each block (see paper for details about the preprocessing pipeline).

The analysis code requires Python version 3.8.8, Nilearn version 0.8.1, and Scikit-learn version 0.24.1.

If you have any questions, please send an email to nakai.tomoya [at] neuro.mimoza.jp. 

Usage

import PredysDecoding5ans_SearchLight_LOOCV as pdsl5
import PredysDecoding8ans_SearchLight_LOOCV as pdsl8
import PredysDecoding5to8_SearchLight as pdsl58
import PredysDecoding8to5_SearchLight as pdsl85

Within-format decoding for 5-year-olds (Figures 2A, B):

pdsl5.IntraModalDec(TaskName='Dots')
pdsl5.SaveNifti_PermTest(TaskName='Dots')
pdsl5.IntraModalDec(TaskName='Digits')
pdsl5.SaveNifti_PermTest(TaskName='Digits')

Within-format decoding for 8-year-olds (Figure 2C, D):

pdsl8.IntraModalDec(TaskName='Dots')
pdsl8.SaveNifti_PermTest(TaskName='Dots')
pdsl8.IntraModalDec(TaskName='Digits')
pdsl8.SaveNifti_PermTest(TaskName='Digits')

Within-format decoding, paired tests between 5- and 8-year-olds (Figures 3A, B):

pdsl5.SaveNifti_Paired_PermTest(TaskName='Dots')
pdsl5.SaveNifti_Paired_PermTest(TaskName='Digits')
pdsl8.SaveNifti_Paired_PermTest(TaskName='Dots')
pdsl8.SaveNifti_Paired_PermTest(TaskName='Digits')

Within-format decoding across 5- and 8-year-olds (Figures 3C, D):

pdsl85.IntraModalDec(TaskName='Dots')
pdsl85.SaveNifti_PermTest(TaskName='Dots')
pdsl85.IntraModalDec(TaskName='Digits')
pdsl85.SaveNifti_PermTest(TaskName='Digits')

pdsl58.IntraModalDec(TaskName='Dots')
pdsl58.SaveNifti_PermTest(TaskName='Dots')
pdsl58.IntraModalDec(TaskName='Digits')
pdsl58.SaveNifti_PermTest(TaskName='Digits')

pdsl58.SaveNifti_PermTest_Conj(TaskName='Dots')
pdsl58.SaveNifti_PermTest_Conj(TaskName='Digits')

Between-format decoding for 5-year-olds (Figures 4A, 5B):

pdsl5.CrossModalDec(TaskName1='Dots', TaskName2='Digits')
pdsl5.SaveNifti_PermTest(TaskName='Dots2Digits')
pdsl5.CrossModalDec(TaskName1='Digits', TaskName2='Dots')
pdsl5.SaveNifti_PermTest(TaskName='Digits2Dots')
pdsl5.SaveNifti_PermTest_Conj(TaskName1='Dots2Digits', TaskName2='Digits2Dots')

pdsl5.CrossModalDec(TaskName1='Dots', TaskName2='Letters')
pdsl5.SaveNifti_PermTest(TaskName='Dots2Letters')
pdsl5.CrossModalDec(TaskName1='Letters', TaskName2='Dots')
pdsl5.SaveNifti_PermTest(TaskName='Letters2Dots')
pdsl5.SaveNifti_PermTest_Conj(TaskName1='Dots2Letters', TaskName2='Letters2Dots')

Between-format decoding for 8-year-olds (Figure 4A):

pdsl8.CrossModalDec(TaskName1='Dots', TaskName2='Digits')
pdsl8.SaveNifti_PermTest(TaskName='Dots2Digits')
pdsl8.CrossModalDec(TaskName1='Digits', TaskName2='Dots')
pdsl8.SaveNifti_PermTest(TaskName='Digits2Dots')
pdsl8.SaveNifti_PermTest_Conj(TaskName1='Dots2Digits', TaskName2='Digits2Dots')

Between-format decoding, paired tests between 5- and 8-year-olds (Figure 4B)

pdsl5.SaveNifti_Paired_PermTest_Conj(TaskName1='Dots2Digits', TaskName2='Digits2Dots')
pdsl8.SaveNifti_Paired_PermTest_Conj(TaskName1='Dots2Digits', TaskName2='Digits2Dots')