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Can shoes alter your mind? What neuroscience says about foot sensation and focus
The Conversation
27 Jan 2026
Abstract
Athletic footwear has entered a new era of ambition. No longer content to promise just comfort or performance, Nike claims its shoes can activate the brain, heighten sensory awareness and even improve concentration by stimulating the bottom of your feet. [1st paragraph]
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- Title
- Can shoes alter your mind? What neuroscience says about foot sensation and focus
- Creators
- Atom Sarkar - Drexel University, Neurosurgery
- Publication Details
- The Conversation
- Publisher
- The Conversation Media Group
- Resource Type
- Newsletter article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Neurology; Neurosurgery
- Other Identifier
- 991022155171504721