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The image shows a patient using the technology.

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·April 3, 2014·2 min read

Bioengineer Studying How the Brain Controls Movement

Researchers use computer technology to help understand how the brain circuitry controls movement.

The image shows four different aspects of the patient using the arm to control a video game.

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·February 25, 2014·3 min read

Phantom Limb Pain Relieved When Amputated Arm Is Put Back to Work

A new method of treating phantom limb pain which utilizes several technologies is providing successful.

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·January 23, 2014·4 min read

Researchers Reveal More about How Our Brains Control Our Arms

Researchers record the neural activity of monkeys as the plan to reach in order to design better neuroprosthetics.

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·December 19, 2013·5 min read

Ancient Cranial Surgery

Ancient 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.

The image shows a rat with the BMI attached and electrical recording output.

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·December 10, 2013·4 min read

Neural Prosthesis Restores Behavior After Brain Injury

Researchers restored behavior in a rat model of TBI using a neuroprosthetic device.

This is the robotic leg, shown from a frontal view.

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·November 8, 2013·4 min read

Robotic Advances Promise Artificial Legs That Emulate Healthy Limbs

Advances 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.

The image shows the monkey moving a ball.

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·November 6, 2013·3 min read

Monkeys Use Minds to Move Two Virtual Arms

Using a brain machine interface, monkeys learn to control the movement of two virtual arms, a new study reports.

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·October 14, 2013·4 min read

A Blueprint for Restoring Touch With a Prosthetic Hand

Researchers develop a new blueprint for touch-sensitive prosthetic limbs. The findings could someday convey real-time sensory information for amputees.

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·July 30, 2013·4 min read

Full Body Illusion is Associated with a Drop in Skin Temperature

According to a new study, people can be tricked into feeling that an avatar, a generated image of a human figure, is their own body.

The image shows the activity changes in the brain during the brain machine interface study.

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·June 11, 2013·4 min read

New Tasks Become as Simple as Waving a Hand with Brain-Computer Interfaces

Researchers 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.

This is an old schematic of an artificial arm and hand.

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·May 9, 2013·3 min read

Sense of Touch Reproduced Through Prosthetic Hand

Artificial 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.

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·March 6, 2013·2 min read

Human Brain Treats Prosthetic Devices as Part of the Body

According 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.