Tools Are Body Parts to Brain


	Tools Are Body Parts to Brain

chestnut501

6-27-2009 6:25 PM

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chestnut501 says:

In a report in the journal Current Biology, researchers claim that the brain interprets a tool, such as a hammer, as a temporary extension of your physical body

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6-28-2009 2:56 PM

chestnut501

"No wonder driving a car, riding a bike, and touch-typing on a keyboard become "second nature".

6-28-2009 6:42 PM

bignosemousie

good clip!

7-1-2009 8:53 PM

chiggles

Makes me think of the philosophies of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, the machinic and interfacing and all. Wicked.

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