Brain Networks can be Altered by Robotic 'Third Thumb'
Brain Networks can be Altered by Robotic 'Third Thumb' by Karishma Abhishek on May 22, 2021 at 11:22 PM University College London, published in the journal Science Robotics. The participants were trained to use the extra robotic thumb that increasingly felt like it was a part of their body in carrying out dextrous tasks, like building a tower of blocks, with one hand (now with two thumbs). To reframe the way we view prosthetics, from replacing a lost function to an extension of the human body, the study team initiated the development of the device, called the Thi...
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