Center for Neuroprosthetics
Neuroprosthetics combines the expertise of neuroscientists, engineers, and computer scientists to restore sensory and motor functions; for example, building bionic hands for individuals with amputations and brain-machine interfaces in patients with traumatic lesions or neurological disorders. In this issue, Micera and colleagues (Shokur et al., pp. 912–937) describe how to exploit the possibility to reuse and recombine existing technologies to drive a new generation of more stable, precise, and responsive neuroprostheses than can improve upper-limb perception and movement. The cover compares the modular approach proposed by the authors to a set of simple instructions to build an artificial arm. Cover image credit: Margot Herbelin. Med, 2021, 2(8): P912-937.
