FeaturedNeuroscience·June 1, 2018·5 min readArtificial Nerve System Gives Prosthetic Devices and Robots a Sense of TouchResearchers have created an artificial nervous system that may give prosthetics and robots reflexes and the ability to sense touch. The system is sensitive enough to identify letters in the Braille alphabet.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 6, 2010·2 min readBrain Receives Sensory Info From Prosthetic HandA prosthetic hand system has been created that allows the user's brain to pick up sensory information from the prosthetic hand.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 27, 2019·4 min readCould 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·September 28, 2015·4 min readTuning on the Move: New Technology Refines Movement of Powered Prosthetics AutomaticallyResearchers have developed new software that allows powered prosthetics to automatically tune themselves, making the limbs more functionally useful.Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscience·April 7, 2011·3 min readTechnique for Letting Brain Talk to Computers Now Tunes in SpeechScientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have adapted brain-computer interfaces to listen to regions of the brain that control speech.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 29, 2019·4 min read3D printed prosthetic hand can guess how you play Rock, Paper, ScissorsA 3D printed hand which uses a computer interface to learn can replicate hand movements.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·August 6, 2010·1 min readArtificial Bee Eyes Show World from Bee’s Point of ViewResearchers have developed a camera system that mimics the bee eye. The artificial bee eyes allow the researchers to take images that are believed to be similar to the bee's viewpoint.Read More
Featured·July 18, 2013·4 min readMovement Without Muscles Study Could Inspire Robot and Prosthetic Limb DevelopmentsResearchers show insect limbs can move without muscles. The finding could provide engineers to find additional ways to improve the control of robotic and prosthetic limbs.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 13, 2018·5 min readAmputees Feel as Though Their Prosthetic Limb Belongs to Their Own BodyA new study reports amputees often feel as though their prosthetic limb is part of their body.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·March 30, 2011·2 min readBlood Simple Circuitry for CyborgsSimplifying cyborg circuitry using human blood Could electronic components made from human blood be the key to creating cyborg interfaces?...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·July 27, 2011·3 min readResearchers Aim for Direct Brain Control of Prosthetic ArmsEngineers work to design prosthetic arm that allows amputees to feel what they touch. Engineering researchers at four U.S. universities...Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·April 5, 2011·1 min readScientists Develop New Technology for Stroke RehabilitationDevices which could be used to rehabilitate the arms and hands of people who have experienced a stroke have been...Read More
