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·December 6, 2015·4 min read

Total Recall Sounds Great, But Some Things Should Be Forgotten

While neuroprosthetics that allow us to remember everything may seem like a great idea, one researcher argues such technology and abilities could have significant problems.

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·November 23, 2015·5 min read

Neurons Encoding Hand Shapes Identified in the Brain

Researchers report neurons in the PPC encode entire hand shapes. The findings are helping with the development of neuroprosthetic devices.

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·November 12, 2015·5 min read

This is Your Brain on Art

Researchers take their study out of the lab and into the real world to see what happens in the brain as people observe artwork.

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·November 10, 2015·4 min read

Triggering and Blocking Pain Signals with Implantable Wireless Devices

Researchers have developed flexible, optogenetic implants that can activate and block pain in the body before the signals reach the brain.

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·October 26, 2015·4 min read

Step Closer to Prosthetic Limbs That Recreate Sense of Touch

Researchers are one step closer to developing a prosthetic arm that can recreate a sense of touch through a direct brain interface.

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·October 12, 2015·4 min read

Bioinspired Robotic Finger Advances Prosthetics Technology

Researchers have harnessed nature and biology to create a robotic finger that looks, feels and functions like a real finger.

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·September 29, 2015·2 min read

New Prosthesis Could Help Alzheimer’s Patients Re-Encode Memories

A new neuroprosthesis has been developed to bypass a damaged section of the hippocampus and provide a neighboring area with correctly translated memory. The device could help people with Alzheimer's disease or those who have problems with memory following brain injury.

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·September 28, 2015·4 min read

Tuning on the Move: New Technology Refines Movement of Powered Prosthetics Automatically

Researchers have developed new software that allows powered prosthetics to automatically tune themselves, making the limbs more functionally useful.

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·September 28, 2015·4 min read

Light Touch: How Embedded Optical Sensors Could Make Robotic Hands More Dexterous

Researchers have developed a new soft robotic hand with numerous embedded fiber optic sensors and a new type of stretchable optical sensor. They believe incorporating the stretchable optical material into the hand could help provide more feedback.

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·September 14, 2015·3 min read

Feeling Touch with a Prosthetic Hand

Researchers report a person who has been paralyzed for more than a decade has become the first person to be able to 'feel' physical sensations through a prosthetic hand directly connected to his brain.