Saturday, January 08, 2005

Phantom Limb Symposium

Oh yeah. My favourite body oddity: Phantom Limbs:
"Since its original description in 1866 by the Neurologist S. Mitchell, the phantom limb phenomena have attracted many scholars across a broad spectrum of fields. The phenomena describe the condition found in many amputees in which sensation of the removed limb persists. As such, it has served as a metaphor for many ideas in other fields beyond the scope of neurobiology and neuropsychology including philosophy, psychoanalysis, cultural studies, anthropology, literature, film and art. "
Art, they say? Will they be looking at my favourite episode of I Am Weasel? Awwww. Baboon hope so.

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