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Naming Tools Is A Hands-On Task
August 27, 2010 by NewsBot
You don't just need your eyes to think of the name of a tool; your hands get involved, too. A new study finds that people are slower to identify a picture of a tool if its handle is pointed toward a hand that is busy squeezing a ball. Brain imaging studies have shown that when you identify a tool by name, the part of your brain that's involved in manipulating the tool also turns on. Jessica K...


