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·October 26, 2016·6 min read

Researchers Use Brain Surface Stimulation To Provide ‘Touch’ Feedback To Direct Movement

A new study reports researchers have successfully used brain stimulation to provide touch feedback and direct movement. The findings could benefit those with spinal cord injury to regain movement.

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·October 25, 2016·3 min read

First Time Lapse Footage of Cell Activity During Limb Regeneration

Researchers have successfully recorded live images of leg regeneration of a crustacean following amputation.

Image shows a baby doll with her leg broken off.

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·September 30, 2016·4 min read

New Hope For People Obsessed With Amputating Their Own Limbs

Researchers are developing new solutions to help those with body identity integrity disorder and to keep them from their desire to self harm.

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·August 30, 2016·5 min read

Amputees’ Brains Remember Missing Hands Even Years Later

Researchers report that in a patient who lost their hand almost three decades ago, the brain maintains an accurate representation of the missing fingers.

Image shows a drawing of an arm overlapping a brain.

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·August 11, 2016·3 min read

Brain Stimulation Technique Shown Effective in Phantom Limb Pain

A new study reports transcranial magnetic stimulation can significantly reduce phantom limb pain.

The image is a person in an fMRI scanner.

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·January 8, 2015·3 min read

‘Unfussy’ Brain Finds Ways of Coping with Loss of a Hand

A new neuroimaging study reports people born with one hand, who are able to use both limbs in a two handed task, show brain activity similar to that of people with two hands.

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·March 12, 2014·3 min read

Study Suggests New Rehabilitation Methods for Amputees and Stroke Patients

Researchers shed light on new ways in which patients compensate when losing a dominant hand and suggest new rehabilitation techniques for those recovering from upper limb amputations and strokes.