Amputees 'regain sense of touch'

Posted by Algonkin in Science & Tech on November 28, 2007 at 1:58 pm


Amputee Scientists have managed to restore a sense of touch to two patients with prosthetic arms, in what is seen as a step towards creating sensitive limbs.

When heat or pressure was applied to the chest, the patients said they felt as if their hand was being touched. Dr Todd Kuiken, who led the research, said it could pave the way to providing amputees with the ability to feel what he touches with a prosthetic hand as if it were his own hand. Via: BBC News


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One comment to "Amputees 'regain sense of touch'"

  1. Holly
    November 28th, 2007 at 6:21 pm

    two words: robot apocolypse.


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