FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 10, 2018·5 min readParalyzed Patient Feels Sensation AgainResearchers have successfully induced the sensations of touch and movement in the arm of a paralyzed man, with the help of a tiny array of electrodes implanted into the somatosensory cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 21, 2020·4 min readSpinal Stimulators Repurposed to Restore Touch in Lost LimbSpinal cord stimulation restores the sense of feeling of limbs lost to amputation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 22, 2018·2 min readPeople with Prosthetic Arms Less Affected by Common IllusionUniversity of Exeter researchers report people with prosthetic arms are not able to experience the 'size-weight' illusion as strongly as those without missing 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
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
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 14, 2015·3 min readFeeling Touch with a Prosthetic HandResearchers report a person who has been paralyzed for more than a decade has become the first person to be able to 'feel' physical sensations through a prosthetic hand directly connected to his brain.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
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 25, 2014·4 min readStudy Puts More Natural Movement for Artificial Limbs Within ReachResearchers report their new findings could bring natural movement of prosthetic limbs closer to reality.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 4, 2019·3 min readElectronic glove offers ‘humanlike’ features for prosthetic hand usersResearchers have developed a sensor-instrumented glove for prosthetic hand controls which can sense pressure, temperature, and hydration using electronic chips sending sensory data via a wristwatch.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 11, 2015·4 min readWhen Neuroprosthetics Learn From the PatientA new study could pave the way to the creation of a new generation of self learning and easy to use neuroprosthetic devices.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 22, 2018·6 min readNew Tech May Make Prosthetic Hands Easier for Patients to UseA new technology for decoding neuromuscular signals may help make prosthetic hands easier for patients to use, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 21, 2019·4 min readNew Prosthetic Restores the Sense of Where Your Hand IsA new prosthetic hand enables amputees to regain a subtle, close to natural, sense of touch.Read More