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6. As Williams James said, one learns to ice skate in summer, and to

Reply to snagglepuss (Original post)

Thu Jan 24, 2013, 09:32 PM

Jan 2013

swim in winter.

I'd be more impressed with the "muscular" part of this study if it had focused on something other than the fingers, which in our current part of human evolution are more obviously tied to the mind than any other group of muscles.

Interesting. Thanks for posting.

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The scientific power of thought. Muscles can be built simply by imagination. No joke. [View all] snagglepuss Jan 2013 OP

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Hmm tama Jan 2013 #7

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