Engineering Lost Function Inside the Body
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Jason is the only person with a prosthetic arm able to sense feeling in the brain.
Jason Little lost his hand in a car accident, which he thought meant the end of being able to sense touch in that part of his body forever. Years later, he's now the first user of a new wireless interface that connects to his prosthetic arm and allows him to actually feel things in his phantom limb. His brain is able to interpret new signals in a way they once did.
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Engineering Lost Function Inside the Body
Clip: Episode 6 | 2m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
Jason Little lost his hand in a car accident, which he thought meant the end of being able to sense touch in that part of his body forever. Years later, he's now the first user of a new wireless interface that connects to his prosthetic arm and allows him to actually feel things in his phantom limb. His brain is able to interpret new signals in a way they once did.
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