Researchers hope this could lead to a more natural feeling of loved ones when one is wearing a prosthetic. Read more at straitstimes.com.
GENEVA - Mr Fabrizio Fidati, who lost his right hand in an accident 25 years ago, had not experienced the sensation of temperature in his missing digits until trials for a bionic technology unlocked the cool of iced water and heat of a stove burner for him.
The 59-year-old Italian is among 27 amputees who took part in the trials, with 17 of them reporting a successful test. “By stimulating specific parts of the residual arm of the amputees, we could induce sensation in the missing phantom hands,” said Mr Solaiman Shokur, a senior scientist neuroengineer at EPFL who co-led the study, published in the journal Science.A woman who also took part the study, Ms Francesca Rossi, said she had previously been able to feel tingling in her missing hand when she touched the end of her arm, but said: “Feeling the temperature variation is a different thing, something important .
“We think that we could give people a better sense of embodiment of their hands and maybe even give them the possibility to feel their loved ones in a much more natural way,” Mr Shokur added.
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