Recent research suggests blood vessels are the key to why fingers and toes turn pruny and pale after being submerged for a while.
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Our body can adopt a sixth robotic finger, which we can move independently of the other fingers and with tactile sensations.
Ant feet are equipped with an array of tools – from retractable sticky pads to claws to special spines and hairs – enabling them to defy gravity and grip virtually any surface.
The truth is scientists aren’t exactly sure why our fingers and toes get wrinkly in the bath. But here’s what we know, and what we suspect.
It may seem silly to ask yourself if your index finger is part of your body, but that question is actually perfectly reasonable in neuroscience research - and has led to important insights into key brain…
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Senior Research Fellow, Neuroscience Research Australia
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Research Officer, Neuroscience Research Australia
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Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University
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Associate Professor of Integrative Biology, University of South Florida
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Chercheur au Laboratoire d'Informatique, de Robotique et de Microelectronique de Montpellier, Université de Montpellier
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Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Binghamton University, State University of New York
