Surgical Technique Improves Sensation and Control of Prosthetic Limbs
Researchers have developed a new neural interface that is able to relay commands from the central nervous system to a robotic prosthesis.... Read More...
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Artificial Nerve System Gives Prosthetic Devices and Robots a Sense of Touch
Researchers have created an artificial nervous system that may give prosthetics and robots reflexes and the ability to sense touch. The system is sensitive enough to identify letters in the Braille alphabet.... Read More...
Brain Activity Patterns Underlying Fluent Speech Identified
Findings about how the speech center is organized and how fluid speech occurs could lead to the development of neuroprosthetics capable of translating thoughts into speech, researchers report.... Read More...
Self Tuning Brain Implant Could Help Treat Parkinson’s Patients
Researchers have developed a new deep brain stimulation device that is able to use feedback from the brain to fine tune its signal. The device could help those with Parkinson's disease.... Read More...
New Tech May Make Prosthetic Hands Easier for Patients to Use
A new technology for decoding neuromuscular signals may help make prosthetic hands easier for patients to use, researchers report.... Read More...
Prosthetic Arms Can Provide Controlled Sensory Feedback
Researchers have developed a new prosthetic arm that stimulates the nerves in the amputated limb, allowing the patient to feel the sense of touch.... Read More...
Prosthetic Memory System Successful in Humans
There is new hope for people suffering from memory related problems. Researchers have successfully implanted a neuroprosthetic system into the brains of epilepsy patients that uses the person's own memory patterns to enhance memory encoding and recall.... Read More...
A Way to Restore Movement Sensation in Upper Limb Amputation Patients
Researchers have developed a new method of restoring movement sensation for upper limb amputees. The researchers used small robots to vibrate muscles in order to 'turn on' movement sensations.... Read More...
The Enigmatic Brain: Using WWII Code Breaking Techniques to Interpret Brain Data
University of Pennsylvania researchers use cryptographic techniques to decode the activity of motor neurons. ... Read More...
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.... Read More...
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.... Read More...
Melding Mind and Machine: How Close Are We?
Researchers investigate advances in BCI and consider the implications of linking our brains up to technology.... Read More...