Andrew Huberman· PhD
the how big a brain area is devoted to a given body part is directly related to the density of receptors in that body part not the size of the body part
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
the how big a brain area is devoted to a given body part is directly related to the density of receptors in that body part not the size of the body part
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you can actually know how sensitive a given body part is and how much brain area is devoted to it through what's called twoo discrimination