Comments on: Phantom Limbs Can Move in Anatomically Impossible Ways

By: Peter the Great

Peter the Great — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:24:40 +0000

i think ive read that article too. it was here on discover somewhere i think.

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:10:01 +0000

I can’t remember exactly where I read this, but some study showed that when we are driving, our brains mental map of self extends to include the car. Same goes for tool use, screwdriver becomes part of your mental map of your hand.

Very recently, researches attached a robot hand with pressure sensitive fingers to a guy’s missing hand. They connected the sensors to his hand nerves, and he is able to not only FEEL (that’s right, he can feel with his robot hand. to heck with jetpacks, this is the kinda future I want.) but control the robotic hand with his brain through those nerves.

From phantom limb to robotic limb you can feel with. Next stop: hook me up to an ABB industrial robot so I can lift cars with it!

By: Eliza Strickland

Eliza Strickland — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:00:32 +0000

Thanks for the catch, Haruspex! Fixed the typo.

By: Haruspex

Haruspex — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:03:28 +0000

“4 or the 7 patients” should read “4 of the 7 patients”

Thanks for the interesting article!