Sensory Feedback for Touch and Proprioception With Prosthetic Limbs
| Status: | Enrolling by invitation |
|---|---|
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 8/24/2018 |
| Start Date: | February 2013 |
| End Date: | January 2020 |
Sensory Feedback Tactor Systems for Implementation of Physiologically Relevant Cutaneous Touch and Proprioception With Prosthetic Limbs
Upper limb amputation is a devastating injury that leaves many thousands of typically young
and active individuals in the US to rely on artificial arms and hands to help restore their
lost function. The investigators research is focused on helping these individuals to feel
where their prosthetic limbs are moving without having to look at them by developing devices
and approaches to provide sensory feedback of limb movement through the nerves that once
served the missing limb.
and active individuals in the US to rely on artificial arms and hands to help restore their
lost function. The investigators research is focused on helping these individuals to feel
where their prosthetic limbs are moving without having to look at them by developing devices
and approaches to provide sensory feedback of limb movement through the nerves that once
served the missing limb.
In the investigators research the investigators seek to understand the organization and
(function/operation) of sensory neural systems in order to develop methods for restoring
function to injured populations. One of the primary focus areas of the investigators research
is working to integrate physiologically relevant sensory feedback with prosthetic limbs. To
this end the investigators employ a variety of approaches that interweave disciplines such as
electrophysiology, psychophysics, biomedical engineering and cognition. The investigators
research team is composed of an interconnected and communicative network of clinicians,
engineers, and scientists. This helps us to provide pathways from basic science discoveries
that can be used to address clinical needs with transition directly to patient care.
(function/operation) of sensory neural systems in order to develop methods for restoring
function to injured populations. One of the primary focus areas of the investigators research
is working to integrate physiologically relevant sensory feedback with prosthetic limbs. To
this end the investigators employ a variety of approaches that interweave disciplines such as
electrophysiology, psychophysics, biomedical engineering and cognition. The investigators
research team is composed of an interconnected and communicative network of clinicians,
engineers, and scientists. This helps us to provide pathways from basic science discoveries
that can be used to address clinical needs with transition directly to patient care.
Inclusion Criteria:
Amputee criteria:
- Must be over 18 years of age
- Must be upper extremity amputee who has undergone targeted sensory reinnervation.
Able Bodied participants:
- Must be over 18 years of age
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