Individuals who have lost the use of their hands because of amputation or spinal cord injury
can use prosthetic hands to restore their independence. A dexterous prosthesis requires the …

The sense of proprioception allows us to keep track of our limb posture and movements and
the sense of touch provides us with information about objects with which we come into …

Current myoelectric prostheses allow transradial amputees to regain voluntary motor control
of their artificial limb by exploiting residual muscle function in the forearm. However, the …

Brain–machine interfaces, use neuronal activity recorded from the brain to establish direct
communication with external actuators, such as prosthetic arms. It is hoped that brain …

The loss of a limb or paralysis resulting from spinal cord injury has devastating
consequences on quality of life. One approach to restoring lost sensory and motor abilities in …

Our ability to manipulate objects dexterously relies fundamentally on sensory signals
originating from the hand. To restore motor function with upper-limb neuroprostheses …

How do we come to feel that we own our body? What is the relationship between our body
and our sense of self? Questions like these have been discussed in philosophy and …

After an initial period of recovery, human neurological injury has long been thought to be
static. In order to improve quality of life for those suffering from stroke, spinal cord injury, or …

Advances in our understanding of brain function, along with the development of neural
interfaces that allow for the monitoring and activation of neurons, have paved the way for …

We describe how upper limb amputees can be made to experience a rubber hand as part of
their own body. This was accomplished by applying synchronous touches to the stump …