TOOLS IN THE BRAIN: THE FIRST 25 YEARS

on the 25th anniversary of an influential neuroscience paper, the error bar talks to drs marie martel & luke miller about how using tools changes our brain  

original article: Iriki et al., 1996 (NeuroReport),

this story was in episode 20 #tool #brain #hand #silver #iriki #birthday


the error bar says

On the 2nd October 1996, Professor Atsushi Iriki published a paper that would change the lives of many brain scientists, mine included.

25 years on, the error bar talks to Dr Marie Martel & Dr Luke Miller to discuss how this paper has changed their understanding of how using tools affects our brains.

read the full discussion here.


conclusion

see you again in 2046!