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·June 27, 2019·4 min read

Could prosthetic limbs one day be controlled by human thought?

Having identified a new, simpler way to study neural activity, researchers believe they are on track to creating a compact, low power and potentially wireless brain sensor that could make thought-controlled prosthetic limbs ubiquitous.

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·June 20, 2019·5 min read

First-ever successful mind-controlled robotic arm without brain implants

Using EEG and brain computer interface technology, researchers have created a robotic arm that can be controlled without brain implants.

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·June 11, 2019·4 min read

Research moves closer to brain-machine interface autonomy

Findings allow for the development of an autonomously updating brain-machine interface, which is able to improve on its own by learning about its subject without additional programming. The system could help develop new robotic prosthetics, which can perform more naturally.

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·June 3, 2019·4 min read

Six fingers per hand: Polydactyly equals extra motor ability

Polydactyly, a condition where one is born with an extra finger, has significant benefits when it comes to motor skill and control. fMRI neuroimaging reveals those with extra fingers are able to move the digits independently of other fingers. The findings could help with the development of new prosthetics that extend motor abilities.

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·March 11, 2019·5 min read

A robotic leg, born without prior knowledge, learns to walk

AI-controlled robotic limb driven by animal-like tendons can be tripped and recover before the next foot step, though not programmed to do so.

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·February 21, 2019·4 min read

New Prosthetic Restores the Sense of Where Your Hand Is

A new prosthetic hand enables amputees to regain a subtle, close to natural, sense of touch.

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·February 8, 2019·5 min read

How the Brain Responds to Texture

A new study reports neurons in the somatosensory cortex respond differently to various features of a surface, creating a high dimensional representation of texture in the brain. The findings could help develop neuroprosthetics capable of identifying textures in greater detail.

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·February 5, 2019·4 min read

Brain Hand Map is Maintained in Amputees with and Without Phantom Limb Sensations

A new MRI study reveals the brain retains neural 'fingerprints' of a missing hand, decades after amputation and regardless of whether the person experiences phantom limb sensations.

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·February 5, 2019·4 min read

Learning Transistor Mimics the Brain

Researchers have developed an evolvable electrochemical transistor which has the ability to learn. The transistor is equipped with the ability for both long and short term memory. The new technology is a major step towards machine learning that utilizes organic electronics, the researchers report.

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·July 26, 2018·4 min read

New Techniques Show Prosthetics Users Rely on Intact Limb

A new study that utilized electronic sensors discovered prosthesis users rely more heavily on their intact limbs to perform every tasks in their daily lives.

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·June 28, 2018·6 min read

‘Music of Speech’ Linked to Brain Area Unique to Humans

Researchers reveal the area of the brain that controls our voice box, allowing us to alter the pitch of our speech. The insight could pave the way for advancing neuroprosthetics to allow people who can't speak, to express themselves in a naturalistic way.

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·June 20, 2018·6 min read

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

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.

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neuroprosthetics

Could prosthetic limbs one day be controlled by human thought?

First-ever successful mind-controlled robotic arm without brain implants

Research moves closer to brain-machine interface autonomy

Six fingers per hand: Polydactyly equals extra motor ability

A robotic leg, born without prior knowledge, learns to walk

New Prosthetic Restores the Sense of Where Your Hand Is

How the Brain Responds to Texture

Brain Hand Map is Maintained in Amputees with and Without Phantom Limb Sensations

Learning Transistor Mimics the Brain

New Techniques Show Prosthetics Users Rely on Intact Limb

‘Music of Speech’ Linked to Brain Area Unique to Humans

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

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