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limb regeneration

11/02/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Limb regeneration: Scientists have discovered that the human brain can remap nerves and motor pathways to artificial limbs

For the more than 1.7 million people living with the loss of a limb in the United States, a great beacon of hope is targeted motor and sensory reinnervation (TMSR). This surgical procedure allows patients who receive prosthetic limbs to exercise much greater control over their new motorized limbs and even to “feel” touch in […]

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