Creating an artificial sense of touch. (www.nih.gov)
from Bee@mander.xyz to science@mander.xyz on 25 Feb 2025 19:27
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  • Tiny electrodes placed precisely in the brain let people with spinal cord injuries feel sensations of shape, motion, and the orientation of objects on the skin.
  • Coupled with further advances in bionic limbs, such technology could eventually help provide an artificial sense of touch.

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ElectroVagrant@lemmy.world on 25 Feb 2025 19:34 collapse

Great steps! Non-invasive methods may be preferable, but restoration of sensation is restoration.