Researchers have discovered that a 'reorganisation' of the wiring of the brain is the underlying cause of phantom limb pain, which occurs in the vast majority of individuals who have had limbs amputated, and a potential method ...
Oct 27, 2016
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The essential function of the central nervous system is to coordinate movement. Skilled movement requires many elements including planning, initiation, execution, and refinement. Scientists at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's ...
Feb 2, 2016
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(HealthDay) -- Electrocorticography (ECoG) signals from patients with chronic motor dysfunction represent motor information that may be useful for controlling prosthetic arms, according to a study published in the March issue ...
Mar 30, 2012
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The rate and extent of damage to the spinal cord and brain following spinal cord injury have long been a mystery. Now, a joint research effort by UCL, the University of Zurich and University Hospital Balgrist has found evidence ...
Jul 2, 2013
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Schizophrenia patients often experience an altered sense of self, e.g. as if someone else is controlling their actions. This impairment is described as a deficit in the "sense of agency", and while it has been well established ...
Jul 26, 2017
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High-tech prosthetics allow amputees to engage more fully in everyday life, even to compete in sporting events. Researchers from the University of Houston have demonstrated how brain activity is used to identify different ...
Nov 30, 2017
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