The concept of zero may have been influenced by the fear of predators

By refining primitive neural pathways, the human brain may have learned to understand the number zero and apply it to our lives. Understanding this better could help people who struggle to understand numbers after a stroke.

Zero is used in many aspects of society, from astronomy and engineering to accounting and literature. To understand the origin of this diagram, benji barnett and steve fleming University College London used magnetoencephalography (MEG) to record the magnetic fields produced by the brains of 29 people.