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
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 20, 2022·3 min readA New Type of Hand Prosthesis Learns From the User, and the User Learns From the ProsthesisResearchers have developed a new, fully automated prosthetic arm that learns during normal use and adapts to varying conditions.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 14, 2018·4 min readA Way to Restore Movement Sensation in Upper Limb Amputation PatientsResearchers have developed a new method of restoring movement sensation for upper limb amputees. The researchers used small robots to vibrate muscles in order to 'turn on' movement sensations.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 8, 2014·5 min readAmputees Discern Familiar Sensations Across Prosthetic HandAmputees are able to regain sense of touch and 'feel' with their prosthetic hands, thanks to new technological advances.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
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
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 12, 2015·4 min readBioinspired Robotic Finger Advances Prosthetics TechnologyResearchers have harnessed nature and biology to create a robotic finger that looks, feels and functions like a real finger.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 1, 2021·4 min readBionic Arm That Restores Natural Behaviors in Patients With Upper Limb Amputations DevelopedA newly developed bionic arm combines motor control with touch and hand movement sensations, allowing those with upper-arm amputations to behave and react as though they haven't lost their limb.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·December 1, 2021·4 min readBionic Eye Study Paves the Way Toward Human TrialsA newly designed bionic eye is safe and stable for long-term implantation, researchers conclude following a three-month study in sheep. The discovery paves the way for human trials of the bionic device.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 8, 2016·4 min readBionic Fingertip Allows Amputee to Feel TextureA new bionic fingertip that is surgically connected to nerves in the upper arm allows amputees to feel texture, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 7, 2018·5 min readBionic Reconstruction: Restoration at the Psychological InterfaceResearchers publish guidelines to help determine whether a patient is psychologically suitable for bionic hand reconstruction following amputation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 7, 2015·3 min readBrain Friendly Interface Could Change the Way People with Spinal Cord Injuries Lead Their LivesResearchers have developed a brain friendly extracellular matrix environment that could help change the way people with spinal cord injury and prosthetics lead their lives.Read More
