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… [Lynda Barry] told a story about the neuroscientist V. S. Ramachandran, who helps patients experiencing phantom-limb pain. Barry discussed one patient who felt that his missing left hand was clenched in a fist and could never shake the discomfort — could never “unclench” it.
So Ramachandran used a mirror box — a compartment into which the patient could insert his right hand and see it reflected at the end of his left…
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juliebush posted this
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ifyouseesomethingsaysomething said:
I’ve heard her tell this story. It’s from a New Yorker article — totally fascinating. Then, it got turned into a B-story on a House episode.
