Neuroplasticity in amputees: Main implications on bidirectional interfacing of cybernetic hand prostheses

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 114-126

  Di Pino, G ^a   Guglielmelli, E ^a   Rossini, P M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amputation; Brain machine interface; Hybrid bionic system; Neural interface; Neuroplasticity; Phanthom limb pain; Prosthesis

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGNOSIA; BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN STEM; CYBERNETICS; DISABLED PERSON; HAND FUNCTION; HAND PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; LIMB AMPUTATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; THALAMUS;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; AMPUTATION; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; ANIMALS; BIONICS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CYBERNETICS; HAND; HUMANS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN;

EID: 67349190310     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2009.03.001     Document Type: Review

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