at the distal phalanx. The phenomenon of polydactyly occurs when extra digits are present; fewer digits than normal are also possible, for instance in ectrodactyly. Whether such a mutation can be surgically corrected, and whether such correction is indicated, is case-dependent. For instance the former chess world champion Mikhail Tal lived all his life with only three right-hand fingers.

Brain representation

Each finger

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