Tool use induces complex and flexible plasticity of human body representations
- PMID: 22697422
- DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X11001907
Tool use induces complex and flexible plasticity of human body representations
Abstract
Plasticity of body representation fundamentally underpins human tool use. Recent studies have demonstrated remarkably complex plasticity of body representation in humans, showing that such plasticity (1) occurs flexibly across multiple time scales and (2) involves multiple body representations responding differently to tool use. Such findings reveal remarkable sophistication of body plasticity in humans, suggesting that Vaesen may overestimate the similarity of such mechanisms in humans and non-human primates.
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From individual cognition to populational culture.Behav Brain Sci. 2012 Aug;35(4):245-62. doi: 10.1017/s0140525x11002196. Behav Brain Sci. 2012. PMID: 22966488
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The cognitive bases of human tool use.Behav Brain Sci. 2012 Aug;35(4):203-18. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X11001452. Epub 2012 Jun 15. Behav Brain Sci. 2012. PMID: 22697258
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