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Using a Robotic 'Third Thumb' Can Change How Your Brain Works

Using a robotic "third thumb" can change how your brain works, according to a new study published by University College London. Specifically, when using a third thumb the human brain begins to blend ...
El Adelantado de Segovia

Adding an extra finger seemed like science fiction, but the Third Thumb can be learned to use in seconds and forces us to rethink how we use our hands and how the brain ...

Can you imagine having an extra thumb on your hand that you can control in just one minute? Researchers from Cambridge University have created exactly that: a ...
Science Daily

Robotic 'Third Thumb' use can alter brain representation of the hand

Using a robotic 'Third Thumb' can impact how the hand is represented in the brain, finds a new study. Using a robotic 'Third Thumb' can impact how the hand is represented in the brain, finds a new ...
Forbes

Robotic Extra Thumb Supercharges Your Hand, And Your Productivity

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leslie Katz covers the intersection of culture, science and tech. If you’ve ever struggled through the door laden with too many ...
New Atlas

Learning to use a handy Third Thumb may be easier than you think

Having an extra thumb on one hand may boost your manual dexterity, but wouldn't it be hard to learn to use? Not according to a new study, which found that the majority of a wide variety of people got ...
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Robotic 'Third Thumb' use can alter brain representation of the hand

Using a robotic 'Third Thumb' can impact how the hand is represented in the brain, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. The team trained people to use a robotic extra thumb and found they could ...