Neuromorphic hardware for somatosensory neuroprostheses

E Donati, G Valle - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
In individuals with sensory-motor impairments, missing limb functions can be restored using
neuroprosthetic devices that directly interface with the nervous system. However, restoring …

The neural mechanisms of manual dexterity

AR Sobinov, SJ Bensmaia - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2021 - nature.com
The hand endows us with unparalleled precision and versatility in our interactions with
objects, from mundane activities such as gras** to extraordinary ones such as virtuoso …

A brain-computer interface that evokes tactile sensations improves robotic arm control

SN Flesher, JE Downey, JM Weiss, CL Hughes… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Prosthetic arms controlled by a brain-computer interface can enable people with tetraplegia
to perform functional movements. However, vision provides limited feedback because …

Restoration of sensory information via bionic hands

SJ Bensmaia, DJ Tyler, S Micera - Nature Biomedical Engineering, 2023 - nature.com
Individuals who have lost the use of their hands because of amputation or spinal cord injury
can use prosthetic hands to restore their independence. A dexterous prosthesis requires the …

Biomimetic sensory feedback through peripheral nerve stimulation improves dexterous use of a bionic hand

JA George, DT Kluger, TS Davis, SM Wendelken… - Science Robotics, 2019 - science.org
We describe use of a bidirectional neuromyoelectric prosthetic hand that conveys
biomimetic sensory feedback. Electromyographic recordings from residual arm muscles …

[HTML][HTML] Dance on the brain: enhancing intra-and inter-brain synchrony

JC Basso, MK Satyal, R Rugh - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Dance has traditionally been viewed from a Eurocentric perspective as a mode of self-
expression that involves the human body moving through space, performed for the purposes …

Control of mammalian locomotion by somatosensory feedback

A Frigon, T Akay, BI Prilutsky - Comprehensive physiology, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
When animals walk overground, mechanical stimuli activate various receptors located in
muscles, joints and skin. Afferents from these mechanoreceptors project to neuronal …

The science and engineering behind sensitized brain-controlled bionic hands

C Pandarinath, SJ Bensmaia - Physiological Reviews, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Advances in our understanding of brain function, along with the development of neural
interfaces that allow for the monitoring and activation of neurons, have paved the way for …

Somatosensation in the brain: a theoretical re-evaluation and a new model

EHF de Haan, HC Dijkerman - Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2020 - cell.com
The somatosensory system is important for many functions, such as tactile recognition, the
perception of our body, and motor actions. We present a comprehensive review of the …

[HTML][HTML] Social and affective touch in primates and its role in the evolution of social cohesion

NG Jablonski - Neuroscience, 2021 - Elsevier
Primates are long-lived, highly social mammals who maintain long-term social bonds and
cohesive social groups through many affiliative mechanisms, foremost among them social …