ReviewCurrent opinion in neurology2015
Neural interfaces for somatosensory feedback: bringing life to a prosthesis.
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- Perilesional neuromodulation replaces lost sensorimotor function in persons with spinal cord injury.Nature biomedical engineering · 2026Article
- Ultra-conformable tattoo electrodes for providing sensory feedback via transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Investigating the Feasibility and Safety of Osseointegration With Neural Interfaces for Advanced Prosthetic Control.Cureus · 2025Review
- A worldwide research overview of Artificial Proprioception in prosthetics.PLOS digital health · 2025Review
- Participant Perspectives on an Invasive Spinal Neuromodulation Study for Functional Sensorimotor and Autonomic Restoration in Chronic Thoracic Spinal Cord Injury: A Qualitative Case Series.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Sensory Restoration for Improved Motor Control of Prostheses.Current opinion in biomedical engineering · 2023Article
- Encoding force modulation in two electrotactile feedback parameters strengthens sensory integration according to maximum likelihood estimation.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Microstimulation of sensory cortex engages natural sensory representations.Current biology : CB · 2023Article
- Toward higher-performance bionic limbs for wider clinical use.Nature biomedical engineering · 2023Review
- Restoring After Central Nervous System Injuries: Neural Mechanisms and Translational Applications of Motor Recovery.Neuroscience bulletin · 2022Review
- Peripheral neurostimulation for encoding artificial somatosensations.The European journal of neuroscience · 2022Review
- Treatment Recommendations for Phantom Limb Pain in People with Amputations: An Expert Consensus Delphi Study.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Static and dynamic proprioceptive recognition through vibrotactile stimulation.Journal of neural engineering · 2021Article
- Recent Developments in Prosthesis Sensors, Texture Recognition, and Sensory Stimulation for Upper Limb Prostheses.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2021Review
- The Need to Work Arm in Arm: Calling for Collaboration in Delivering Neuroprosthetic Limb Replacements.Frontiers in neurorobotics · 2021Review
- Brain reactions to the use of sensorized hand prosthesis in amputees.Brain and behavior · 2020Article
- Computational challenges and opportunities for a bi-directional artificial retina.Journal of neural engineering · 2020Article
- Stiffness Perception using Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation during Active and Passive Prosthetic Control.Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference · 2020Article
- Is an artificial limb embodied as a hand? Brain decoding in prosthetic limb users.PLoS biology · 2020Article
- Modelling the effects of ephaptic coupling on selectivity and response patterns during artificial stimulation of peripheral nerves.PLoS computational biology · 2020Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewWhen an individual loses a limb, he/she loses touch with the world and with the people around him/her. Somatosensation is critical to the feeling of connection and control of one's own body. Decades of attempts to replace lost somatosensation by sensory substitutions have been ineffective outside of the laboratory. This review discusses important recent results demonstrating chronic somatosensory restoration through direct peripheral nerve stimulation. RECENT
findingsStimulation of peripheral nerves results in somatosensory perception on the phantom limb. Sensations are localized to several independent and functionally relevant locations, such as the fingertips, thenar eminence, ulnar border and dorsal surface. Patterns in stimulation intensity change the perception experience by the user, opening new dimensions on neuromodulation. SUMMARY: Neural interfaces with sophisticated stimulation paradigms create a user's perception of his/her hand to touch and manipulate objects. The pattern of intensity and frequency of stimulation is critical to the quality and intensity of perceived sensation. Restoring feeling has allowed the individuals to, 'feel [my] hand for the first time since the accident,' and 'feel [my] wife touch my hand'. Individuals using a prosthetic hand with sensation can pull cherries and grapes from the stem, open water bottles and move objects without destroying these objects - all while audio and visually deprived. After regaining sensation, phantom pain is eliminated in individuals that had frequent, sometimes debilitating, pain following limb loss. With over 5 subject-years of experience, this work is leading the evolution of a new era in prostheses. Somatosensory prosthetics as a standard procedure to augment and restore somatosensation are now within our reach.
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