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 …

Lisa: Learning implicit shape and appearance of hands

E Corona, T Hodan, M Vo… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - openaccess.thecvf.com
This paper proposes a do-it-all neural model of human hands, named LISA. The model can
capture accurate hand shape and appearance, generalize to arbitrary hand subjects …

New horizons in reconstructing past human behavior: introducing the “Tübingen University Validated Entheses‐based Reconstruction of Activity” method

FA Karakostis, K Harvati - Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
An accurate reconstruction of habitual activities in past populations and extinct hominin
species is a paramount goal of paleoanthropological research, as it can elucidate the …

See to touch: Learning tactile dexterity through visual incentives

I Guzey, Y Dai, B Evans, S Chintala… - 2024 IEEE International …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Equip** multi-fingered robots with tactile sensing is crucial for achieving the precise,
contact-rich, and dexterous manipulation that humans excel at. However, relying solely on …

MyoSuite--A contact-rich simulation suite for musculoskeletal motor control

V Caggiano, H Wang, G Durandau, M Sartori… - ar** to manipulating
objects, to ty** and playing musical instruments, a variety wider than any other species …

[HTML][HTML] Optimized design of an enthesis-mimicking suture anchor-tendon hybrid graft for mechanically robust bone-tendon repair

C Wang, X Zhang, DM Wang, PSH Yung, RS Tuan - Acta Biomaterialia, 2024 - Elsevier
Repair of functionally graded biological interfaces requires joining dissimilar materials such
as hard bone to soft tendon/ligament, with re-injuries/re-tears expected to be minimized by …

Form, function and evolution of the human hand

TL Kivell, N Baraki, V Lockwood… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The modern human hand is an intriguing mix of primitive morphology and derived function.
Traditionally, its form and function are explained as a functional “trade‐off” between the …