New Discoveries About Brain-Hand Connection Sought to Improve Therapies, Treatments, Prosthetics

Friday, March 23, 2012 - 02:04 in Psychology & Sociology

Research at Arizona State University and Columbia University to better understand the intricate sensory and cognitive connections between the brain and the hands has won support from the National Science Foundation. New discoveries about such connections could benefit people with neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease and cerebral palsy, and those who need prosthetic hands.

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