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Phantom Limb Sensation Explained

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 22, 2019

A new study reveals functional changes occur among sensitive and motor brain regions following amputation. The findings shed new light on why some people feel phantom limb sensations following the loss of a limb.... Read More...

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

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 5, 2019

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. ... Read More...

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Rerouting Nerves During Amputation Reduces Phantom Limb Pain Before it Starts

Neuroscience NewsDecember 31, 2018

Researchers report using primary targeted muscle reinnervation during amputation helps to reduce, and in some cases, prevent phantom limb and stump pain in patients.... Read More...

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Amputees Feel as Though Their Prosthetic Limb Belongs to Their Own Body

Neuroscience NewsAugust 13, 2018

A new study reports amputees often feel as though their prosthetic limb is part of their body. ... Read More...

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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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Advanced Artificial Limbs Mapped in the Brain

Neuroscience NewsOctober 27, 2017

Following targeted motor and sensory reinnervation, a procedure that reroutes residual limb nerves to intact muscles and skin in amputees, the brain remaps both motor and sensory pathways. Additionally, researchers note, TMSR may help counteract poorly adapted cortical plasticity following amputation.... Read More...

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How Hand Amputation and Reattachment Affect the Brain

Neuroscience NewsMay 24, 2017

Researchers have discovered specific neurochemical changes in brain regions associated with brain remapping following amputation. Also, these changes may persist once the limb is reattached.... Read More...

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Phantom Movements in Augmented Reality Helps Patients With Phantom Limb Pain

Neuroscience NewsDecember 2, 2016

Researchers have developed a new method that utilizes both machine learning and augmented reality to help treat those with chronic phantom limb pain following amputation.... Read More...

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Cause of Phantom Limb Pain in Amputees Identified

Neuroscience NewsOctober 27, 2016

According to researchers, a reorganization of wiring in the brain could be an underlying cause of phantom limb pain experienced by amputees.... Read More...

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Researchers Use Brain Surface Stimulation To Provide ‘Touch’ Feedback To Direct Movement

Neuroscience NewsOctober 26, 2016

A new study reports researchers have successfully used brain stimulation to provide touch feedback and direct movement. The findings could benefit those with spinal cord injury to regain movement.... Read More...

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Brain Stimulation Technique Shown Effective in Phantom Limb Pain

Neuroscience NewsAugust 11, 2016

A new study reports transcranial magnetic stimulation can significantly reduce phantom limb pain.... Read More...

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Confusion Afoot: Why Most People Can’t Tell Their Toes Apart Without Looking

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 23, 2015

A new study suggests we may have problems telling our toes apart and this might have implications for the way our brain perceives our bodies.... Read More...

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phantom limb

Phantom Limb Sensation Explained

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

Rerouting Nerves During Amputation Reduces Phantom Limb Pain Before it Starts

Amputees Feel as Though Their Prosthetic Limb Belongs to Their Own Body

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

Advanced Artificial Limbs Mapped in the Brain

How Hand Amputation and Reattachment Affect the Brain

Phantom Movements in Augmented Reality Helps Patients With Phantom Limb Pain

Cause of Phantom Limb Pain in Amputees Identified

Researchers Use Brain Surface Stimulation To Provide ‘Touch’ Feedback To Direct Movement

Brain Stimulation Technique Shown Effective in Phantom Limb Pain

Confusion Afoot: Why Most People Can’t Tell Their Toes Apart Without Looking