Researchers around the world have been developing prosthetics that closely mimic the part of the human body they would replace. This goes beyond the cosmetic and even the functional; these are bionic body parts that can touch and feel, and even learn new things. "Participants can feel over 100 different locations and types of sensation coming from their missing hand," Clark said. Would there, then, be a difference in the way that bionic body parts would work for an amputee vs. a paralysed person? Similarly, the neural interface we use can capture or convey hundreds of different electrical signals from or to the brain," Clark said.

Source: Stuff December 15, 2019 04:41 UTC