How the Brain Bounces Back
A new study reports activity, not rest, help speed up recovery following a brain injury.... Read More...
sensation
Artificial Nerve System Gives Prosthetic Devices and Robots a Sense of Touch
Researchers 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...
Paralyzed Patient Feels Sensation Again
Researchers 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...
The Neurological Disorders in Alice in Wonderland
A new paper reviews some of the possible psychological and neurological disorders experienced by characters in Alice in Wonderland.... Read More...
Children With ADHD Likely to Have Touch Processing Abnormalities
A new study in Journal of Neurophysiology reveals children with ADHD perform worse on tests of tactile functioning than those without the disorder.... Read More...
Totally Bizarre Facts About the Star Nosed Mole
Researchers reveal amazing facts about the brain organization and behavior of the elusive star nosed mole.... Read More...
Discovering the Basics of ‘Active Touch’
Researchers identify neurons that help us sense touch and motion.... Read More...
Insight Into Neural Language Enables Amputees to Discern Light Touch to Intense Pressure
A new prosthetic system allows amputees to feel the same intensity of pressure on their prosthetic hand as they can feel with their natural hand.... Read More...
Restoring The Sense Of Touch In Amputees Using Natural Signals Of The Nervous System
Researchers have found a way to produce realistic sensations of touch in two human amputees by directly stimulating the nervous system.... Read More...
Touching Research: Fighting Pain Through Knowledge of Sensory Organs in Fingertips
Researchers look at how sensory organs in the skin work, The findings may help solve certain sensory pain disorders.... Read More...
Bionic Fingertip Allows Amputee to Feel Texture
A new bionic fingertip that is surgically connected to nerves in the upper arm allows amputees to feel texture, a new study reports.... Read More...
Shaping Sensory Perceptions: How Our Brains Overrule Our Senses
A new study reveals the neural circuitry that helps shape our sensory perceptions.... Read More...