Homuncular Flexibility: The Human Ability to Inhabit Nonhuman Avatars
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Homuncular Flexibility: The Human Ability to Inhabit Nonhuman Avatars
In a 2004 study, Angelo Maravita and Atsushi Iriki discovered that when monkeys and humans consistently use a tool to extend their reach, such as using a rake to reach an object, certain neural networks in the brain change their “map” of the body to include the new tool. This fascinating finding reinforces the idea that external tools can and ofte
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