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Scientists hope to 'trick' the brain
SCIENTISTS are investigating whether by electrically stimulating the skin they can 'trick' the brain into making an artificial limb feel like a real part of the body.
Exhibiting at the Royal Society's Summer Science exhibition, scientists from the Centre for Pain Research at Leeds Metropolitan University demonstrated the key role that the brain plays in the way humans feel sensations.
The team are trying to manipulate this process by using TENS (Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) machines, commonly used for pain relief for women in labour.
SCIENTISTS are investigating whether by electrically stimulating the skin they can 'trick' the brain into making an artificial limb feel like a real part of the body.
Exhibiting at the Royal Society's Summer Science exhibition, scientists from the Centre for Pain Research at Leeds Metropolitan University demonstrated the key role that the brain plays in the way humans feel sensations.
The team are trying to manipulate this process by using TENS (Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) machines, commonly used for pain relief for women in labour.
Researchers develop magnet that steers wheelchair with tongue
A NEW device that uses a tiny magnet will help disabled people steer a wheelchair or operate a computer using only the tip of the tongue.
US researchers say the magnet, the size of a grain of rice, lets people direct the movement of a cursor across a computer screen or a powered wheelchair around a room.
It is easily implanted under the tongue, the team at the Georgia Institute of Technology said.
A NEW device that uses a tiny magnet will help disabled people steer a wheelchair or operate a computer using only the tip of the tongue.
US researchers say the magnet, the size of a grain of rice, lets people direct the movement of a cursor across a computer screen or a powered wheelchair around a room.
It is easily implanted under the tongue, the team at the Georgia Institute of Technology said.
