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>For example, trying to rewire the nervous stimulus system, such as trying to make a peripheral touch stimulus on one part of the body register with your propri
by jon_richards 9y ago
>For example, trying to rewire the nervous stimulus system, such as trying to make a peripheral touch stimulus on one part of the body register with your proprioceptive system as a different part of the body.
Oh wow. This could be huge for prosthetics, especially the robotic ones controled by muscle movements. I wonder if it's already been attempted.
- jrace 9y agohttps://www.physio-pedia.com/Mirror_Therapy https://www.physio-pedia.com/Mirror_Therapy The principle of mirror therapy (MT) is the use of a mirror to create a reflective illusion of an affected limb in order to trick the brain into thinking movement has occurred without pain. It involves placing the affected limb behind a mirror, which is sited so the reflection of the opposing limb appears in place of the hidden limb [1].
- kakarot 9y agoYeah, this is what came to mind. What I'm thinking of is similar but is more about testing a hypothesis than providing therapy. Also related: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/touching-illusions-2008-05/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/touching-illusion...