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Scientists Create Artificial 'Skin' for Prosthetics That Senses Touch
- peter303 11y agoI've heard you dont have to connect the impulses to nerves near the injured site, but any nerve-rich area of the body does fine. The lower back skin and tongue are popular areas. After a few weeks of training, the brain "zones" the news senses as the old senses. This works for artificial sight, hearing, and hands. Much like how you can become subconsiously "one" with your car while driving.
- dogma1138 11y agoThat's true they connect usually to large nerve clusters, the common one is the one in the armpit (circumflex nerve). They can also fool the brain into thinking that the sensation comes from say your fingers because the brain co-locates the actual nerves that would've sent the signal by basically the transmission delay.