Hitting the brakes (IMAGE)

Nagoya University

Hitting the brakes

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Study found the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (yellow) showed greater activation when pressing a pedal diagonally with a foot, compared to pressing the pedal straight.

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Dr. Nobuyuki Kawai, Reiko Matsushita

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