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[–] GoodLuckToFriends@lemmy.today 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Something, something, biology.

[–] meyotch@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

So now I actually think this idea is on to something brilliant. I have been diving into neuroscience lately and this sounds like an amazing experimental method.

It’s like non-surgically transplanting your eyes into your hips. Why do that? To further refine brain-body mapping.

We turn our head instinctively to aid vision. Once our brain realizes that visual input improves only when we move our hips, body awareness will shift significantly.

@DoubleSpace@lemm.ee the best ideas start as jokes