Prosthetics

Making prosthetic limbs feel more real with brain-computer interfaces Illustration of two silhouetted hands reaching for another.

Making prosthetic limbs feel more real with brain-computer interfaces

UChicago scientists are making major progress on a technology designed to give nuanced “feeling” to prosthetic hands, by delivering gentle electrical stimulation to the brain.

UChicago researchers re-create sense of touch and motor control in paralyzed patient Scott Imbrie wears a VR headset

UChicago researchers re-create sense of touch and motor control in paralyzed patient

Even after long-term exposure, bionic touch does not remap the brain Woman uses prosthetic arm to write

Even after long-term exposure, bionic touch does not remap the brain

New study highlights future challenges for developing realistic prosthetic devices

UChicago neuroscientists expand possibilities for realistic prosthetic limbs Visualization of a prosthetic hand, illustrated with blue light

UChicago neuroscientists expand possibilities for realistic prosthetic limbs

Research reveals differences in how brain tracks intricate hand, arm movements

How the brain distinguishes textures—from sandpaper to silk Finger holding a feather

How the brain distinguishes textures—from sandpaper to silk

$3.4 million grant to support development of brain-controlled prosthetic limbs Prosthetics

$3.4 million grant to support development of brain-controlled prosthetic limbs

UChicago receives $2.4 million grant to build implants that could help restore vision

UChicago receives $2.4 million grant to build implants that could help restore vision

Researchers help paralyzed man regain sense of touch through a robotic arm Robotic arm fist-bumping human arm

Researchers help paralyzed man regain sense of touch through a robotic arm

Creating an artificial sense of touch through electrical stimuli Prosthetic hand holding human hand

Creating an artificial sense of touch through electrical stimuli

Prosthetic hand 'tells' the brain what it is touching

Prosthetic hand 'tells' the brain what it is touching

<p>Assoc. Prof. Sliman Bensmaia impresses the need for tactile response in prosthetic hands</p>