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

Neuroscience NewsJune 20, 2018

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.... Read More...

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Surgical Technique Improves Sensation and Control of Prosthetic Limbs

Neuroscience NewsJune 2, 2018

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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Stanford Professor Zhenan Bao is leading American and Korean researchers in the quest for an artificial nerve system. NeuroscienceNews.com image is credited to Kevin Craft.

Artificial Nerve System Gives Prosthetic Devices and Robots a Sense of Touch

Neuroscience NewsJune 1, 2018

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...

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Brain Activity Patterns Underlying Fluent Speech Identified

Neuroscience NewsJune 1, 2018

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...

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Self Tuning Brain Implant Could Help Treat Parkinson’s Patients

Neuroscience NewsMay 29, 2018

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...

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New Tech May Make Prosthetic Hands Easier for Patients to Use

Neuroscience NewsMay 22, 2018

A new technology for decoding neuromuscular signals may help make prosthetic hands easier for patients to use, researchers report.... Read More...

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Intelligent Agents on the Battle Field

Neuroscience NewsMay 6, 2018

A new paper considers how the military are utilizing neuroscience, engineering, big data and psychology to create intelligent agents that can assist personnel in warfare. ... Read More...

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Editing Brain Activity with Holography

Neuroscience NewsApril 30, 2018

Researchers use holographic projection into the brain to activate and suppress neurons. The technology has the ability to copy real patterns of brain activity and trick the brain into perceiving sensory information. The technology could have implications for the development of new prosthetics and brain implants.... Read More...

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Prosthetic Arms Can Provide Controlled Sensory Feedback

Neuroscience NewsApril 28, 2018

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...

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Paralyzed Patient Feels Sensation Again

Neuroscience NewsApril 10, 2018

Researchers have successfully induced the sensations of touch and movement in the arm of a paralyzed man, with the help of a tiny array of electrodes implanted into the somatosensory cortex. ... Read More...

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Prosthetic Memory System Successful in Humans

Neuroscience NewsMarch 28, 2018

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...

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A Way to Restore Movement Sensation in Upper Limb Amputation Patients

Neuroscience NewsMarch 14, 2018

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...

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neuroprosthetics

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

Surgical Technique Improves Sensation and Control of Prosthetic Limbs

Artificial Nerve System Gives Prosthetic Devices and Robots a Sense of Touch

Brain Activity Patterns Underlying Fluent Speech Identified

Self Tuning Brain Implant Could Help Treat Parkinson’s Patients

New Tech May Make Prosthetic Hands Easier for Patients to Use

Intelligent Agents on the Battle Field

Editing Brain Activity with Holography

Prosthetic Arms Can Provide Controlled Sensory Feedback

Paralyzed Patient Feels Sensation Again

Prosthetic Memory System Successful in Humans

A Way to Restore Movement Sensation in Upper Limb Amputation Patients