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Advancing Prosthetics: Restoring Touch Through Brain Stimulation

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Advancing Prosthetics: Restoring Touch Through Brain Stimulation

Image credit: Chalmers University of Technology | Boid | David Ljungberg. Article by Grace Niewijk. Neuroscience News – January 16, 2025. Source: University of Chicago. Original Research: Science. Open access: Nature Biomedical Engineering.

Summary: Researchers are making strides in restoring touch sensations to prosthetic limbs through brain stimulation. By using electrodes in the brain’s touch center, they can evoke stable, precise sensations, even allowing users to feel the shape and motion of objects. This breakthrough could enable prosthetic users to perform tasks requiring fine motor […]

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