Two artists who paint with their toes have unusual neural footprints in their brains. Individual toes each take over discrete territory, creating a well-organized “toe map,” researchers report ...

MY WIFE, WHOSE FEET are like delicious little sandwiches, sits down cross-legged on the den floor to paint her toenails. Now, I’m not even sure why human beings even have toenails. Toenails don’t ...

The human brain has an extraordinary ability to adapt to major changes, both in the brain itself and in the rest of the body. New research in the journal Cell Reports shows that for individuals born ...

Researchers at University College London, in the UK, have discovered that the brains of artists who paint with their feet have specialized areas linked to each individual toe. That makes them ...