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Lottie Haworth-Blomfield

Children born with upper limb difference show the incredible adaptability of the young brain

24 Feb 2026
A unique study imaging brain activity in children born with upper limb difference – for example, one hand – has shown the amazing ability of the brain...
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Emily Wheldon, tested before and after her arm amputation surgery

Gone but not forgotten: brain’s map of the body remains unchanged after amputation

21 Aug 2025
The brain holds a ‘map’ of the body that remains unchanged even after a limb has been amputated, contrary to the prevailing view that it rearranges...
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Third Thumb holding a sliced orange

Getting to grips with an extra thumb

29 May 2024
Cambridge researchers have shown that members of the public have little trouble in learning very quickly how to use a third thumb – a controllable...
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Graphic representing brain circuits

Our brains are not able to ‘rewire’ themselves, despite what most scientists believe, new study argues

21 Nov 2023
Contrary to the commonly-held view, the brain does not have the ability to rewire itself to compensate for the loss of sight, an amputation or stroke...
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