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·October 27, 2017·7 min read

Advanced Artificial Limbs Mapped in the Brain

Following targeted motor and sensory reinnervation, a procedure that reroutes residual limb nerves to intact muscles and skin in amputees, the brain remaps both motor and sensory pathways. Additionally, researchers note, TMSR may help counteract poorly adapted cortical plasticity following amputation.

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·November 27, 2017·4 min read

Amputees Can Learn to Control a Robotic Arm with Their Minds

Researchers report amputees are able to control a robotic arm with help of brain implants and BMI technology. The study details how brain areas that control both the intact arm and amputated limb can create new connections and learn to control the robotic arm, even years following the loss of a limb.

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·August 13, 2018·5 min read

Amputees Feel as Though Their Prosthetic Limb Belongs to Their Own Body

A new study reports amputees often feel as though their prosthetic limb is part of their body.

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·March 8, 2016·4 min read

Bionic Fingertip Allows Amputee to Feel Texture

A new bionic fingertip that is surgically connected to nerves in the upper arm allows amputees to feel texture, a new study reports.

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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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·February 3, 2016·6 min read

Electromagnetic Field From Cellphone Towers May Amplify Pain in Amputees

Study provides evidence that exposure to electromagnetic fields such as those from cell phone towers can generate pain sensations in amputees.

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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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·December 8, 2014·3 min read

Engineer Applies Robot Control Theory to Improve Prosthetic Legs

New research allows those with robotic controlled prosthetic legs to walk almost as fast as an able bodied person.

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·December 1, 2017·5 min read

Mapping Brain Activity to Improve Prosthetic Design

Mapping brain activity of able body people traversing different terrains on a treadmill may lead to the development of better prosthetics, U of H researchers report.

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·June 20, 2018·6 min read

New ‘E-Dermis’ Brings Sense of Touch, Pain to Prosthetic Hands

Researchers have developed a new electronic skin that can allow amputees to perceive touch sensations via their prosthesis. The technology, dubbed e-dermis, can recreate the sense of touch and pain by sensing stimuli and relaying impulses back to peripheral nerves.

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·February 21, 2019·4 min read

New Prosthetic Restores the Sense of Where Your Hand Is

A new prosthetic hand enables amputees to regain a subtle, close to natural, sense of touch.

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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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