- Tiny electrodes placed precisely in the brain let people with spinal cord injuries feel sensations of shape, motion, and the orientation of objects on the skin.
- Coupled with further advances in bionic limbs, such technology could eventually help provide an artificial sense of touch.
Creating an artificial sense of touch.
Submitted 1 month ago by Bee@mander.xyz to science@mander.xyz
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/creating-artificial-sense-touch
ElectroVagrant@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Great steps! Non-invasive methods may be preferable, but restoration of sensation is restoration.