Pioneering studies suggested that motor information in the cortex is coded through the combined actions of large populations of widely tuned neurons rather than by small numbers of highly tuned ...

image: A group of Japanese researchers developed a new concept construction robot for disaster relief situations. This robot has a double swing dual arm mechanism and has drastically improved ...

Implantation of a brain-computer interface (BCI) into tetraplegic participants allowed for consistent control of a robotic arm and hand for reaching and grasping, according to a study performed at the ...

For the first time, researchers have used electrical stimulation of the cervical spinal cord to immediately restore arm and hand movement in two patients with chronic moderate-to-severe upper limb ...

Harvard researchers have developed a personalized control system for a soft wearable shoulder robot that significantly improves arm mobility in individuals with stroke or Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ...

A study published in the medical journal Nature on Monday found that targeted electrical pulses delivered to the spinal cord can help improve arm and hand movement after a stroke. Two patients were ...

SEATTLE — A stroke froze an Auburn man's left side until an experimental brain implant helped him regain significant fine-motor control. Matt Kidd, the first patient to enroll in a University of ...