Tool-body assimilation in the brain

• Main Authors: Makoto Miyazaki (Author), Takahiro Higuchi (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Tools are often compared to a part of our own "body". Since the end of the 20th century, neuroscientists and psychologists have accumulated evidence suggesting that the "tool as a part of the body" is not just a metaphor, but is a fact in the brain. In the introduction of this ar...