There is a psychological term for when a tool is perceived as an extension of the body

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Psychological and cognitive research extensively studies the phenomenon where a tool is incorporated as an extension of the body, commonly referred to as 'tool embodiment'.

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link.springer.com: Are tools truly incorporated as an extension of the body ...

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link.springer.com: Are tools truly incorporated as an extension of the body .... link.springer.com. https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/s13423-021-02032-6

Discusses tool embodiment and incorporation as a body extension.

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frontiersin.org: Frontiers | The Embodiment of Objects: Review, Analysis, and Future Directions

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frontiersin.org: Frontiers | The Embodiment of Objects: Review, Analysis, and Future Directions. frontiersin.org. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnins.2019.01332/full

Explores objects and tools being experienced as body extensions.

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sciencedirect.com: Intensive tool-practice and skillfulness facilitate the ...

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sciencedirect.com: Intensive tool-practice and skillfulness facilitate the .... sciencedirect.com. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0028393214000232

Refers to the extension of body representations through tool use.

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pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov: The Embodiment of Objects: Review, Analysis, and Future Directions

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pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov: The Embodiment of Objects: Review, Analysis, and Future Directions. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6923672/

Discusses the embodiment of objects and tools as body extensions.

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onlinelibrary.wiley.com: Expertise in Tool Use Promotes Tool Embodiment

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onlinelibrary.wiley.com: Expertise in Tool Use Promotes Tool Embodiment. onlinelibrary.wiley.com. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tops.12538

Examines expertise in tool use promoting tool embodiment.

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