Ramachandran and others have used these simple experiments to explore how the human brain perceives body image, and to learn more about phantom limb pain. Try these experiments yourself! The Pinocchio Experiment: http://www.youramazingbrain.org/supersenses/body.htm#Pinocchio The Rubber Arm Experiment: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/24/need-an-extra-hand/ Learn more about Ramachandran’s work with phantom limb patients by visiting the following web sites: BBC: What phantom limbs and mirrors teach us about the brain (12/05/2011) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15938103 PBS NOVA: From Ramachandran’s Notebook http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/phantom-limb-cases.html UC San Diego Center for Brain and Cognition http://cbc.ucsd.edu/ Association for Psychological ScienceObserver: Reflections on Mirror Neurons (03/2011) http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/publications/observer/2011/march-11/reflections-on-mirror-neurons.html PBS NOVA scienceNOW: Mirror Neurons http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/mirror-neurons.html