"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.
Saturday, January 08, 2005
Phantom Limb Symposium
Oh yeah. My favourite body oddity: Phantom Limbs:
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