ArticleJournal of neural engineering2020
Sensory stimulation enhances phantom limb perception and movement decoding.
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- Neural Interfaces for Bidirectional Sensory Restoration in Limb Prostheses: Current Evidence and Clinical Translation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Ultra-conformable tattoo electrodes for providing sensory feedback via transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Stable cortical body maps before and after arm amputation.Nature neuroscience · 2025Article
- Restoring Somatotopic Sensory Feedback in Lower Limb Amputees through Noninvasive Nerve Stimulation.Cyborg and bionic systems (Washington, D.C.) · 2025Article
- Vibration stimulation enhances robustness in teleoperation robot system with EEG and eye-tracking hybrid control.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Sensory integration for neuroprostheses: from functional benefits to neural correlates.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2024Review
- Clinical Characteristics Associated with the PLP-PLS Index, a New Potential Metric to Phenotype Phantom Limb Pain.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Evoking natural thermal perceptions using a thin-film thermoelectric device with high cooling power density and speed.Nature biomedical engineering · 2024Article
- Wrist posture unpredictably affects perception of targeted transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation with wrist-placed electrodes.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Article
- Sensory stimulation for upper limb amputations modulates adaptability of cortical large-scale systems and combination of somatosensory and visual inputs.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- A multi-dimensional framework for prosthetic embodiment: a perspective for translational research.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2022Review
- Changes in Primary Somatosensory Cortex Following Allogeneic Hand Transplantation or Autogenic Hand Replantation.Frontiers in neuroimaging · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveA major challenge for controlling a prosthetic arm is communication between the device and the user's phantom limb. We show the ability to enhance phantom limb perception and improve movement decoding through targeted transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in individuals with an arm amputation. APPROACH: Transcutaneous nerve stimulation experiments were performed with four participants with arm amputation to map phantom limb perception. We measured myoelectric signals during phantom hand movements before and after participants received sensory stimulation. Using electroencephalogram (EEG) monitoring, we measured the neural activity in sensorimotor regions during phantom movements and stimulation. In one participant, we also tracked sensory mapping over 2 years and movement decoding performance over 1 year. MAIN
resultsResults show improvements in the participants' ability to perceive and move the phantom hand as a result of sensory stimulation, which leads to improved movement decoding. In the extended study with one participant, we found that sensory mapping remains stable over 2 years. Sensory stimulation improves within-day movement decoding while performance remains stable over 1 year. From the EEG, we observed cortical correlates of sensorimotor integration and increased motor-related neural activity as a result of enhanced phantom limb perception. SIGNIFICANCE: This work demonstrates that phantom limb perception influences prosthesis control and can benefit from targeted nerve stimulation. These findings have implications for improving prosthesis usability and function due to a heightened sense of the phantom hand.
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