neuroprosthetics

Researchers and clinicians make small muscle grafts into the arms of amputees to amplify the signals from their peripheral nerves, which then direct the movement of a robotic hand.

The proof-of-concept study could be a step toward better assisted communication devices for paralyzed people.

Researchers envision a cochlear implant–like device for the nose to give people with impaired olfaction a sense of smell.

See amputee Amanda Kitts manipulate objects using nervous impulses to control an early prototype of her advanced artificial limb.

The device could one day help enable prosthetics deliver richer touch information to users.

Two chips implanted in a quadriplegic patient’s motor cortex and 36 electrodes in his right arm allow the man to control the movement of his right arm and hand.

Researchers create an artificial nerve that could be the forerunner of neural prosthetics.

A quadriplegic 28-year-old man senses touch via stimulation of electrodes implanted in his somatosensory cortex.

Animals’ diverse sensory abilities will guide a technology-based revolution that gives humans perception beyond our natural senses.

A new flexible sensor can detect touch and generate electrical pulses that signal intensity of pressure to mouse neurons in vitro.

An 80-year-old man with age-related vision loss receives a retinal implant that allows him to see basic shapes.

Researchers network the brains of three monkeys to create a “living computer” that can steer an image of a robotic arm toward a target.

A new light-sensitive nanotube-based film could pave the way to more flexible and durable retinal implants.

Meet some of the people featured in the November 2014 issue of The Scientist.

For neuroscientists, experimental results converge to help crack the case of how the brain functions.

Linking the human nervous system to computers is providing unprecedented control of artificial limbs and restoring lost sensory function.

Artificial limbs and their wearers achieve more sensitive communication thanks to engineering advances.

Using the latest technologies, researchers are constructing novel prosthetic devices to restore vision in the blind.

Hear from Diane Ashworth, one of the world’s first recipients of a bionic eye implant.