Brain Represents Tools As Temporary Body Parts, Study Confirms
Monday, June 22, 2009 - 12:35
in Psychology & Sociology
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.