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Comment author: emr 20 April 2015 01:11:54AM 0 points [-]

Maybe the head is the most vulnerable region to injury, and the locating of the self in the head reflects the need to protect the brain and other inputs (mouth, eyes, ears).

Comment author: [deleted] 20 April 2015 09:28:41AM 0 points [-]

Besides just look at a dog or any animal really, it does everything with the head, eat, fight, hunt etc.