Spinal Stimulation Could Add Sensory Feedback to Prosthetics (IMAGE)

University of Pittsburgh

Spinal Stimulation Could Add Sensory Feedback to Prosthetics

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Lee Fisher, Ph.D., touches the fingers of a robotic arm, which transmits sensory information as electrical impulses delivered to the spinal cord of study participant Pat Bayne.

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