A brain-imaging study of people with amputated arms has upended a long-standing belief: that the brain’s map of the body reorganizes itself to compensate for missing body parts. Previous research 1 ...
For decades, scientists thought of the brain as the body’s most valuable — and consequently most closely guarded — asset. Locked safely behind a biological barrier, away from the hurly-burly of the ...
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A rare circulatory problem required Emily Wheldon to have her left arm amputated three years ago. Her brain still thinks it's there. "Most days, it just feels like I've got my arm next to me," she ...
Kakaiya, Ph.D, is a licensed clinical psychologist and neuroscientist, lives in 4S Ranch. “Hey, Dr. K, my new year’s resolution is to go on a diet and lose 20 pounds. I also know I can lose weight and ...
Performances in N.Y.C. The emerging field of dance neuroscience is finding that dance, with its multifaceted demands, engages the mind as intensively as the body. A scene from “Epiphany Machine” at ...
A brain-imaging study of people with amputated arms has upended a long-standing belief: that the brain’s map of the body reorganizes itself to compensate for missing body parts. Previous research had ...