Viewing another person's body as a target object: A behavioural and PET study of pointing

► Pointing at other's body is avoided in humans and impaired in heterotopagnosia. ► The communicative ability of the other person's body might be critical in pointing. ► Pointing at another person's body parts is slower than pointing at objects. ► Pointing at a manikin's body parts is comparable to pointing at objects. ► Left posterior parietal cortex processes the body of another person while pointing.