Inside every human brain lies a detailed map of the body, with different regions dedicated to different body parts – the hands, lips, feet and more. But what happens to this map when a body part is ...

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David Boe (left) and veteran Judy Lee Baldwin-Mohn during a session of “limb simulator therapy.” (Chris Pacheco / VA Puget Sound Health Care System Photo) Judy Lee Baldwin-Mohn hasn’t played soccer ...

Many amputees sometimes feel like the limb they lost is still there. For reasons that aren’t fully understood, these phantom limbs are registered as extant limbs by the brain, and may lead to feelings ...

FRIDAY, Nov. 30, 2018 -- Climbing enthusiast Jim Ewing lost his left foot in the aftermath of a 50-foot fall off a Cayman Islands cliff. But Ewing is scaling rock walls again with the aid of a robotic ...

April 8, 2009 — Patients may be able to feel, intentionally move, and even see their phantom limb, report investigators. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to assess the experience, ...

A significant amount of research and development has gone into creating sophisticated prosthetic limbs and learning how to effectively control them. But a major challenge for controlling a prosthetic ...

An amputee receives mirror therapy. Source: Donna Miles/Air Force Photos By Alexander Metz Searching for Explanations In recent years, and particularly with the advent of things like neuroimaging, ...

After a limb amputation, brain areas responsible for movement and sensation alter their functional communication. This is the conclusion of a new study. The findings may help to understand why some ...

It's easy for most of us to forget that sensation is all in the mind. Some amputees are reminded of it every day, however, experiencing unwelcome and unyielding feelings in parts of their body that no ...