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·July 21, 2020·4 min read

Spinal Stimulators Repurposed to Restore Touch in Lost Limb

Spinal cord stimulation restores the sense of feeling of limbs lost to amputation.

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·July 17, 2020·4 min read

Phantom-Limb Pain Reduced Through Brain Power

Three days of training with brain-computer interface technology reduced phantom limb pain. Patients reported a 30% reduction in pain after one session, and the effect lasted up to five days after training was complete.

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·November 5, 2019·4 min read

Talk to the hand: Human brain can rewire itself after traumatic bodily injury

When the brain is deprived of input from a limb following amputation, it reorganizes its neural map and reroutes the function to the remaining limb.

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·September 4, 2019·3 min read

Electronic glove offers ‘humanlike’ features for prosthetic hand users

Researchers have developed a sensor-instrumented glove for prosthetic hand controls which can sense pressure, temperature, and hydration using electronic chips sending sensory data via a wristwatch.

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·July 17, 2019·3 min read

Hit it where it hurts: Scientists reveal how mirrors cure phantom pain

Visual responsiveness in the somatosensory cortex diminishes significantly following mirror therapy for phantom limb pain. Before therapy, researchers discovered a strong, unexpected activation in the sensorimotor foot region of amputees to visually presented images of the foot. This response was no longer present following mirror therapy.

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·March 7, 2019·5 min read

Scientists Find Worms that Recently Evolved the Ability to Regrow a Complete Head

At least four species of marine ribbon worms independently evolved the ability to regrow a head after amputation.

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·February 22, 2019·4 min read

Phantom Limb Sensation Explained

A new study reveals functional changes occur among sensitive and motor brain regions following amputation. The findings shed new light on why some people feel phantom limb sensations following the loss of a limb.

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·February 5, 2019·4 min read

Brain Hand Map is Maintained in Amputees with and Without Phantom Limb Sensations

A new MRI study reveals the brain retains neural 'fingerprints' of a missing hand, decades after amputation and regardless of whether the person experiences phantom limb sensations.

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·December 31, 2018·4 min read

Rerouting Nerves During Amputation Reduces Phantom Limb Pain Before it Starts

Researchers report using primary targeted muscle reinnervation during amputation helps to reduce, and in some cases, prevent phantom limb and stump pain in patients.

a map of the bioelectrical transmission in the undamaged limb

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·October 5, 2018·4 min read

Amputation Injury is Communicated to Opposing Limbs

Researchers report that following amputation of one limb, the bioelectrical properties are immediately reflected in the undamaged, opposing limb.

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·September 6, 2018·6 min read

New Theory for Phantom Limb Pain Points the Way to More Effective Treatment

Researchers present a new theory which states, following amputation, the neural circuitry connected to the missing limb becomes entangled with other neural networks, specifically ones responsible for pain perception.

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·July 26, 2018·4 min read

New Techniques Show Prosthetics Users Rely on Intact Limb

A new study that utilized electronic sensors discovered prosthesis users rely more heavily on their intact limbs to perform every tasks in their daily lives.