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Creating an artificial sense of touch. (www.nih.gov)

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Tiny electrodes placed precisely in the brain let people with spinal cord injuries feel sensations of shape, motion, and the orientation of objects on the skin.

Coupled with further advances in bionic limbs, such technology could eventually help provide an artificial sense of touch.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Great steps! Non-invasive methods may be preferable, but restoration of sensation is restoration.

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