... indeed a hanger-on, a humble symbiote, within the body mandala The same goes for all the “special” senses: The body mandala is their central integrator, the mind s ultimate frame of reference, the ... are, in addition, other visually dominant body maps in the parietal lobe itself The mind uses these maps to recognize its own body and tell its own body parts and movements apart from those of ... increased in size For example, a professional pianist like Gary Graffman unquestionably has enlarged hand and finger maps His maps are larger than average because they are crammed full of finely...