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We flew to the UK to learn more about the designer 3D-printing third thumbs. Is this the dawn of human body augmentation?

Motorized prosthetics are nothing new. But what about artificial body parts that don’t replace anything, but instead provide us with extended capabilities? What insights into the relationship between brain and body will this reveal?

That’s the main research focus of augmentation designer Dani Clode, who developed the Third Thumb, a 3D-printed extension for your hand that is controlled by your toes. Her collaboration with The Plasticity Lab at Cambridge University is aimed at better understanding the limits of neuroplasticity.

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