Researchers at the University of Tennessee recently announced they have been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Army to study the effectiveness of a microprocessor-controlled prosthetic foot for military veteran amputees with limited mobility. The study, conducted through…
Day: September 14, 2015
Patient With Paralysis ‘Feels’ Physical Sensations With DARPA Neural Technology
A newly developed neural technology has allowed a person with paralysis from a spinal cord injury to “feel” physical sensations through a prosthetic hand directly connected to his brain and identify which fingers on the hand are being touched. The…
Patient with paralysis ‘feels’ physical sensations with DARPA neural technology
A newly developed neural technology has allowed a person with paralysis from a spinal cord injury to “feel” physical sensations through a prosthetic hand directly connected to his brain and identify which fingers on the hand are being touched. The…