ArticleThe Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience2021
Expert Tool Users Show Increased Differentiation between Visual Representations of Hands and Tools.
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- Against cortical reorganisation.eLife · 2023Article
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The idea that when we use a tool we incorporate it into the neural representation of our body (embodiment) has been a major inspiration for philosophy, science, and engineering. While theoretically appealing, there is little direct evidence for tool embodiment at the neural level. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in male and female human subjects, we investigated whether expert tool users (London litter pickers:
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