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  • Brain represents tools as temporary body parts, study confirms

    From the page: "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... more

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  • Reviewed by TheSavant on Jul 13, 6:56am

    Martin Heidegger spoke of this in a way.

  • Rated by slashinme on Jun 30, 3:43am

    Jonathan Miller did a series in 1978 called "The Body in Question" which illustrated this effect. The skit he used involved attempting to park a car. While wearing a hard hat in 1968 I automatically would duck lower under low pipes than I would without the hat. When you carry a ladder the unseen end of the ladder will become an extension ... eventually.

  • Rated by jbernal on Jun 27, 6:55pm

    I'm wondering if this also applies to other movements like when you push a box. You know how long the box is and when it's going to hit the wall, right? So maybe it's managing the item in the same manner even though it's not a tool. Also, how long does it take for our brains to change like this?This is interesting stuff. I love Science! :D

  • Rated by FreeNatashaNow on Jun 25, 2:08am

    Whew! At first I was worried that they weren't going to be able to use "their arm successfully following after tool use" but they were. That experiment was pretty risky. I'm surprised anyone agreed to it in the first place.

  • Rated by gethk on Jun 24, 9:36pm

    it does make sense. I get lost whenever I don't get to eat the cookie in the cookie jar, grab a tool like spoon to open the tin can.

  • Rated by TRENDKILL86 on Jun 24, 6:06pm

    Sometimes I feel my guitar is an extension of my body, and that's the way it should be.

  • Rated by nicknameistbone on Jun 24, 5:18pm

    awesome

  • Rated by Duragon on Jun 24, 1:25pm

    Wow what a cool study!

  • Rated by Konimotsinui on Jun 24, 10:57am

    lol

  • Rated by gabi83tm on Jun 24, 5:06am

    Now this is interesting... I'm thinking about cars and even jet-fighters.