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·October 27, 2017·7 min read

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.

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·August 13, 2018·5 min read

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.

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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.

Image shows a drawing of an arm overlapping a brain.

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·August 11, 2016·3 min read

Brain Stimulation Technique Shown Effective in Phantom Limb Pain

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

Image shows brain scans from a person who experiences phantom limb pain.

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·October 27, 2016·5 min read

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.

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·September 23, 2015·2 min read

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.

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·May 24, 2017·4 min read

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.

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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.

This shows electrodes attached to an arm

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·February 15, 2021·6 min read

New Surgery May Enable Better Control of Prosthetic Limbs

Reconnecting muscle pairs during surgery following amputation provides patients more sensory feedback from the limb, researchers report.

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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·February 22, 2019·4 min read

Phantom Limb Sensation Explained

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.

Image shows a person using the AR system.

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·December 2, 2016·7 min read

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.

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