FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 25, 2014·3 min readPhantom Limb Pain Relieved When Amputated Arm Is Put Back to WorkA new method of treating phantom limb pain which utilizes several technologies is providing successful.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 23, 2014·4 min readResearchers Reveal More about How Our Brains Control Our ArmsResearchers record the neural activity of monkeys as the plan to reach in order to design better neuroprosthetics.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 19, 2013·5 min readAncient Cranial SurgeryAncient Peruvian healers practiced trepanation, a surgical procedure which involved removing a section of the cranial vault with a hand drill, over 1000 years ago in order to treat a variety of ailments, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 10, 2013·4 min readNeural Prosthesis Restores Behavior After Brain InjuryResearchers restored behavior in a rat model of TBI using a neuroprosthetic device.Read More
Featured·November 8, 2013·4 min readRobotic Advances Promise Artificial Legs That Emulate Healthy LimbsAdvances in robotics have made it possible to create artificial legs that can duplicate the natural movement of human legs. The research could help improve the mobility of lower-limb amputees.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 6, 2013·3 min readMonkeys Use Minds to Move Two Virtual ArmsUsing a brain machine interface, monkeys learn to control the movement of two virtual arms, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 14, 2013·4 min readA Blueprint for Restoring Touch With a Prosthetic HandResearchers develop a new blueprint for touch-sensitive prosthetic limbs. The findings could someday convey real-time sensory information for amputees.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 30, 2013·4 min readFull Body Illusion is Associated with a Drop in Skin TemperatureAccording to a new study, people can be tricked into feeling that an avatar, a generated image of a human figure, is their own body.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 11, 2013·4 min readNew Tasks Become as Simple as Waving a Hand with Brain-Computer InterfacesResearchers show that when humans use brain-computer interface technology, the brain behaves much like it does when completing simple motor skills such as waving a hand. This technology could help improve the daily lives of those who are paralyzed or lost specific abilities due to neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 9, 2013·3 min readSense of Touch Reproduced Through Prosthetic HandArtificial sensors in a prosthetic hand allows rhesus macaques to sense tactile stimulus, according to a new study. A similar device could be used in human trials within the next year, researchers hope.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 6, 2013·2 min readHuman Brain Treats Prosthetic Devices as Part of the BodyAccording to new research, the human brain can adapt to treat a relevant prosthetic as a substitute for a person's non-working body part, and not as an extension to their immobile limb.Read More
Featured·February 21, 2013·5 min readResearchers Build Robotic Bat WingBuilding a robotic bat wing, researchers have uncovered flight secrets of real bats: the function of ligaments, the elasticity of skin, the structural support of musculature, skeletal flexibility, upstroke and downstroke.Read More
