Amputees Feel as Though Their Prosthetic Limb Belongs to Their Own Body
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
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...
Advanced Artificial Limbs Mapped in the Brain
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...
How Hand Amputation and Reattachment Affect the Brain
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...
Phantom Movements in Augmented Reality Helps Patients With Phantom Limb Pain
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...
Cause of Phantom Limb Pain in Amputees Identified
According to researchers, a reorganization of wiring in the brain could be an underlying cause of phantom limb pain experienced by amputees.... Read More...
Researchers Use Brain Surface Stimulation To Provide ‘Touch’ Feedback To Direct Movement
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...
Brain Stimulation Technique Shown Effective in Phantom Limb Pain
A new study reports transcranial magnetic stimulation can significantly reduce phantom limb pain.... Read More...
Confusion Afoot: Why Most People Can’t Tell Their Toes Apart Without Looking
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...
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.... Read More...