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dangermite
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 Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:49 am Post subject: Amputees regain sense of touch |
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From BBC News:
Scientists have managed to restore a sense of touch to two patients with prosthetic arms, in what is seen as a step towards creating sensitive limbs.
By rerouting the remaining nerves from their lost limbs to their chests, the patients said they could feel their missing arms and hands in their chests.
When heat or pressure was applied to the chest, the patients said they felt as if their hand was being touched.
The results appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Dr Todd Kuiken, who led the research, said it could pave the way to providing amputees with the ability to feel what he touches with a prosthetic hand as if it were his own hand.
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| This is mainly fascinating because you could use this to transplant brains of sections of brains if proper life support was given. The next step is getting new organs altogether such as eyes and reattaching them. |
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| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:05 pm Post subject: |
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| This is mainly fascinating because you could use this to transplant brains of sections of brains if proper life support was given. The next step is getting new organs altogether such as eyes and reattaching them. |
 Wow, I never would have thought of that.
Welcome to the BV, Bishop. Like your avatar. |
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