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. 2005 Feb 15;102(9):3519–3524. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0407470102

Table 2. Digit and number word processing.

Test S.A. S.O. P.R.
Number comprehension (0–20)
   Phonological word 76 90 95
   Orthographic word 100 67 100
   Digit 100 100 100
Number production (0–20)
   Phonological word 80 62 95
   Orthographic word 71 14 19
   Digit 100 100 100
Number transcoding (0–20)
   Phonology-to-orthography 43 95 100
   Phonology-to-digit 71 100 100
   Orthography-to-digit 100 71 100
   Digit-to-orthography 53 100 100
Number transcoding (20–100)
   Phonology-to-orthography 29 79 96
   Phonology-to-digit 46 83 100
   Orthography-to-digit 96 96 100
   Digit-to-orthography 96 100 100

The number comprehension tests required the participant to count out the correct number of counters in response to a number stimulus in spoken word, orthographic word, or Arabic numeral/digit formats. The number production tests involved labeling a quantity of counters with a spoken word, written word, or written Arabic numeral. The number transcoding tasks required the patient to match a number in one format to the corresponding item in a different format, and these tasks were performed for small numbers (0–20) and larger numbers (20–100). All results are in percent.