人類約在三百八十萬年前由四肢腳進化成雨隻腳，而由兩隻後腳來支撐身體保持平衡，所以前腳演化成雙手可以做任何東西。如果手指頭靈活的話，頭腦也會跟著靈活，因為手是由腦來指示，做任何事情，所以德國一位哲學家 Lummanuel Kant（ 1724-1804）約兩百年前說：「手是外部的頭腦」。

最近腦生理學家看來腦的各機能分佈圖，就屬手和嘴的部分最早發達，所以應早一點刺激這一部份，人類的手指頭實在是很奇妙的進化，雖然五隻手植頭長度都不同，但當我們再做任何事情時，都能適當配合，而只有大拇指是兩個關節，其他都有三個關節，雙手的骨頭就高達五十四塊之多，佔人體骨骼總數的四分之一，由此可見手部機能的多樣性。

在這麽多的機能當中，大拇指尤其扮演了主要的角色，例如：在使用工具時，大拇指即為動作重要所在，一個人手巧不可完全取決於大拇指的靈活程度，因大拇指與其他四隻手會對應，大拇指會屈折、伸展、外轉、內轉。但是總是這種能力並不是與生具有的，大家都需要練習，例如未曾拿過筷子的外國人來說，叫他拿筷子當然是不會，所以需要反覆練習之後，而頭腦裡有這項細胞回路，才會拿的好。

手是外部的頭腦

如果手指頭靈活的話，頭腦也會靈活，因此感覺、律動、反射技能、記憶、數概念也會跟著發達。

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