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Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken continue their journey around the human body and put their hands together for… the hands.

Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey around the human body, asking what it can tell us about our innate capacity for change. In this episode, Kimberley and Xand explore a body part they each thought they knew like the back of their hand.

They hear about a neural-enabled prosthetic hand which can relay the sensation of touch, and discover the brain’s extraordinary ability to accommodate extra fingers and missing limbs.

Producer: Dan Hardoon
Researcher: Emily Finch
Executive Producer: Kate Holland
A Whistledown production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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31 minutes

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Wed 4 Aug 2021 21:00
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  • Tue 3 Aug 2021 15:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Wed 4 Aug 2021 21:00
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  • Made of Stronger Stuff

    Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken ask - one body part at a time - how can we change?