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The body has a mind of its own : how body maps in your brain help you do (almost) everything better / Sandra Blakeslee and Matthew Blakeslee.

by Blakeslee, Sandra.

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Random House, c2007.

Brain -- Localization of functions.

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9781400064694 (alk. paper)

1400064694 (alk. paper)

9780812975277 (pbk.)

228 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographic references and index.

The body mandala, or, Maps, maps, everywhere -- The little man in the brain, or, Why your genitals are even smaller than you think -- Dueling body maps, or, Why you still feel fat after losing weight -- The homunculus in the game, or, When thinking is as good as doing -- Plasticity gone awry, or, When body maps go blurry -- Broken body maps, or, Why Dr. Strangelove couldn't keep his hand down -- The bubble around the body, or, Why you seek elbow room -- Sticks and stones and cyberbones, or, The end of the body as we know it? -- Mirror, mirror, or, Why yawning is contagious -- Heart of the mandala, or, My insula made me do it -- Afterword: The you-ness of you.

Blakeslee, Matthew.

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