• 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.
  • Elle@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

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