Augmented manipulation ability in humans with six-fingered hands

Can the human brain successfully control additional body parts beyond the ones we normally possess? Here, the authors study two polydactyly individuals (with an additional finger on each hand) and show that they can carry out more complex movements, performing with only one hand tasks normally requi...

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Autores principales: C. Mehring, M. Akselrod, L. Bashford, M. Mace, H. Choi, M. Blüher, A.-S. Buschhoff, T. Pistohl, R. Salomon, A. Cheah, O. Blanke, A. Serino, E. Burdet
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:08c5033d98fa45b19876dd0c330dad072021-12-02T14:40:00ZAugmented manipulation ability in humans with six-fingered hands10.1038/s41467-019-10306-w2041-1723https://doaj.org/article/08c5033d98fa45b19876dd0c330dad072019-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10306-whttps://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Can the human brain successfully control additional body parts beyond the ones we normally possess? Here, the authors study two polydactyly individuals (with an additional finger on each hand) and show that they can carry out more complex movements, performing with only one hand tasks normally requiring two.C. MehringM. AkselrodL. BashfordM. MaceH. ChoiM. BlüherA.-S. BuschhoffT. PistohlR. SalomonA. CheahO. BlankeA. SerinoE. BurdetNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2019)
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C. Mehring
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L. Bashford
M. Mace
H. Choi
M. Blüher
A.-S. Buschhoff
T. Pistohl
R. Salomon
A. Cheah
O. Blanke
A. Serino
E. Burdet
Augmented manipulation ability in humans with six-fingered hands
description Can the human brain successfully control additional body parts beyond the ones we normally possess? Here, the authors study two polydactyly individuals (with an additional finger on each hand) and show that they can carry out more complex movements, performing with only one hand tasks normally requiring two.
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M. Mace
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A. Cheah
O. Blanke
A. Serino
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A. Serino
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title Augmented manipulation ability in humans with six-fingered hands
title_short Augmented manipulation ability in humans with six-fingered hands
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