Most advanced artificial touch for brain-controlled bionic hand (IMAGE)
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An illustration showing a paralyzed individual with a spinal cord injury, implanted with intracortical electrodes in the brain. This brain-computer interface (BCI) allows the individual to control a bionic limb that is not attached to the body, directly with thoughts, to reach and grasp a coffee mug. Due to embedded sensors, the bionic hand senses the grasped object as if it were being grasped with the human hand, communicating the touch sensations to the user’s brain via advanced neurostimulation.
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Chalmers University of Technology | Boid | David Ljungberg
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