[New post] Prosthetic limb used to restore ‘near-natural’ sense of touch, claims DARPA

sskarthik posted: "The US military agency DARPA says it has successfully restored a test subject's sense of touch using a prosthetic hand connected directly to the brain. The research was carried out on an anonymous 28-year-old man, who was paralyzed after suffering a " Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info Prosthetic limb used to restore ‘near-natural’ sense of touch, claims DARPA by sskarthik The US military agency DARPA says it has successfully restored a test subject's sense of touch using a prosthetic hand connected directly to the brain. The research was carried out on an anonymous 28-year-old man, who was paralyzed after suffering a spinal cord injury more than a decade ago. An array of electrodes was placed in the volunteer's sensory cortex (part of the brain that identifies touch) and connected to pressure sensors on a prosthetic hand, with electrical signals sent from the hand to the brain. Read more... sskarthik | September 14, 2015 at 6:47 pm | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3jMt Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/prosthetic-limb-used-to-restore-near-natural-sense-of-touch-claims-darpa/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com