Vast Right Arm Conspiracy? Study Suggests Handedness May Affect Body Perception
Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 00:14
in Health & Medicine
There are areas in the brain devoted to our arms, legs, and various parts of our bodies. The way these areas are distributed throughout the brain are known as "body maps" and there are some significant differences in these maps between left- and right-handed people. Now there is evidence that these maps may influence how we perceive our physical bodies.
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