How Do You Sense Your Own Body -- And How Can That Go Wrong?

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How Do You Sense Your Own Body -- And How Can That Go Wrong?

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Oct 29, 2020

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There's a sixth sense that we're not often aware of -- the sense of controlling and owning our own bodies. Learn how proprioception works -- and what happens to people when it doesn't work -- in this episode of BrainStuff.
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Oct 29, 2020

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