Body representations are known to be dynamically modulated or extended through tool use. Here, we review findings that demonstrate the importance of a user's tool experience or expertise for successful tool embodiment. Examining expert tool users, such as individuals who use tools in professional sports, people who use chopsticks at every meal, or spinal injury patients who use a wheelchair daily, offers new insights into the role of expertise in tool embodiment: Not only does tool embodiment differ between novices and experts, but experts may experience enhanced changes to their body representation when interacting with their own, personal tool. The findings reviewed herein reveal the importance of assessing tool skill in future studies of tool embodiment.

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工具使用专业知识促进工具实施

众所周知，身体表示可以通过工具的使用进行动态调制或扩展。在这里，我们回顾了一些发现，这些发现证明了用户的工具体验或专业知识对于成功的工具实施的重要性。检查专家工具用户，例如在职业运动中使用工具的人、每顿饭都使用筷子的人，或每天使用轮椅的脊柱损伤患者，为专业知识在工具实施中的作用提供了新的见解：不仅工具实施新手和专家之间存在差异，但专家在与他们自己的个人工具交互时可能会体验到他们身体表现的增强变化。本文回顾的研究结果揭示了评估工具技能在未来工具实施研究中的重要性。