Brain represents tools as temporary body parts, study confirms
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 06:07
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have what they say is the first direct proof of a very old idea: that when we use a tool - even for just a few minutes - it changes the way our brain represents the size of our body. In other words, the tool becomes a part of what is known in psychology as our body schema, according to a report published in the 23rd June issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication...