Brain develops motor memory for prosthetics, study finds
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 - 06:56
in Psychology & Sociology
"Practice makes perfect" is the maxim drummed into students struggling to learn a new motor skill - be it riding a bike or developing a killer backhand in tennis. Stunning new research now reveals that the brain can also achieve this motor memory with a prosthetic device, providing hope that physically disabled people can one day master control of artificial limbs with greater ease.