Bionic connection.

• Autores: D. Kacy Cullen, Douglas H. Smith
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 308, Nº. 1, 2013, págs. 52-57
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses technological innovations that could allow patients to control prostheses using their nervous systems as though they were natural limbs. According to the article, interfaces that can convert chemical signals from the body into electronic signals without activating attacks against foreign tissue can be developed using the nervous system's adaptability. In a process called targeted muscle reinnervation, superficial muscles can be attached to prosthetic limbs and the brain can learn to operate them. An initiative to develop the process for fine-motor control in artificial hands is described. Topics include proprioception and phantom limb syndrome.