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Golf Clubs Change How You Perceive Your Physical Body, New Possibilities Emerge for Amputees

Posted By John Schinnerer On 27. June 2009 @ 03:23 In The human brain, Mindfulness, Subconscious mind, Emotional mind, Guide to Self, Dr. John Schinnerer | 1 Comment

Next time you pick up your golf club your brain may do more than look for a long fairway.

Recent studies suggest that the brain views tools as extensions of the body.

The simple act of holding a mechanical tool, such as a golf club, “temporarily modifies the cerebral representation of a subject’s arm,” said Lucilla Cardinali, lead author of the study.

Essentially, individuals think their arm is temporarly longer. The cognitive schema for ‘body’ momentarily adapts and grows in size. And all of this takes place without your conscious awareness.

For more, check out the story on Yahoo…

[1] http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090626/hl_hsn/grabatoolandchangeyourbrain

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