This article reminded me of the movie "My Left Foot" starring Daniel Day-Lewis. It is wonderful to see what people can do when they are determined and have support from a parent.
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Should be part of every preschool curriculum.
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A young friend, Kelly Yang was born without arms or stubs. She opens pop cans and much else. Unfortunately the Seattle schools schools said there was no employment she could do. I really hope we can change the minds of schools. She is very bright and articulate.
Houdini learned, as a young adult, to untie tight knots in cord with his toes and often escaped by using them.
So the article needs correcting about the age limits.
I suspect if you check the brains of people who live barefoot including climbing trees, you would often find similar brain usage.
As I practice Les Fehmi’s open focus when I need to sleep, I have been using the fingers segments with my toes and they are becoming much more distinct. Rather than wait for a stroke to handicap me, I have decided to at least develop my L toes to complement my L fingers. (I have an R above the knee amputation, but enjoy practicing the same with my phantom toes—just for the fun of it but also because it allows me much more accurate placement of my R prosthetic knee and foot.)
I studied ballet, modern dance, Ghanaian and Haitian and Katherine Dunham and now I still find myself talking with my feet, especially emotionally, even my phantom foot ‘talks’.
I suggest the neuroscientists perhaps should study the brains of dancers wrt their feet and toes.
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i just watched an old 1970s "What's My Line?" episode about a guy who painted with his feet.
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