1.   Drawing on the extensive literature on animal experiments in neuroscience, Ramachandran gives a plausible solution to the puzzle of why amputees feel phantom limbs.

2.   Often neurons that used to control one limb will rewire themselves to control other parts of the body, which leads to the phenomenon known as phantom limbs.

3.   Phantom limbs occur when the brain modifies its sensory maps after an amputation, he said.

4.   Phantom limbs have puzzled scientists for years.

5.   Phantom limbs occur when the brain modifies its sensory maps after an amputation.

6.   Ramachandran reasoned that the pain associated with phantom limbs might result when the neurons move into new areas but do a faulty job of rewiring themselves.

7.   Retraining the brain may drive away the phantom limb pain that haunts many amputees, new research shows.

8.   Taylor said she also planned to conduct studies of possible uses of magnets in relieving phantom limb and stump pain among amputees.

9.   The telescoping of fingers is common in phantom limbs, Ramachandran said.

10.   They are spectacular because in using these ordinary objects, Ramachandran has provided deep insights into the neurophysiology of phantom limbs.