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A new study by @weijsmarieke, @jasmine_ho_, @marteroel & @BignaLen shows that people who want a perfectly healthy leg amputated still experience the "rubber foot illusion", suggesting "a body representation that depends more on bottom-up signals in BID."
https://t.co/BUOxxiNfnA
I'm calling bullshit on this image of 'Your Hi-Tech brain'
(from here: https://t.co/pdm1hY17a7)
Skin cells reprogrammed directly into photoreceptors partially restore vision when transplanted into blind mice https://t.co/UE9RobtceX
'Lucy' (Australopithecus afarensis) had an ape-like brain, but prolonged brain growth like humans
https://t.co/0GGgTcDwbI
Eye movements not only reflect the workings of the brain, but may also influence our thought processes https://t.co/3YfgchpKeU
I wrote a very similar article for the @KavliFoundation three years ago:
Creating a perfect brain storm
https://t.co/UZt7OqpyJT
Human Brain Atlas poster for download
https://t.co/zWl98mTI6P via @dawso007
Pain-free resting-state functional brain connectivity predicts individual pain sensitivity by @spisaktamas et al https://t.co/CGr46FIsSR
Halloween is approaching so I'm re-watching some of my favourite horror films.
Tonight: Eyes Without a Face (1960). This creepy classic has a very gruesome face transplant scene, and has inspired John Carpenter, John Woo, and Billy Idol