Juan de los Reyes Aguilar

Juan de los Reyes Aguilar

Juan de los Reyes Aguilar
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Head of the Experimental Neurophysiology Group at the Research Unit of the Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos, member of the Castilla-La Mancha Health Service (SESCAM) and the Castilla-La Mancha Health Research Institute (IDISCAM)

Reaction: A temperature-sensitive prosthesis enhances the dexterity of amputated individuals

A team of researchers has developed a device that would allow individuals with amputations to perceive and respond to temperature by providing thermal information from the tip of the prosthetic finger to the amputee's stump. The device, called "MiniTouch," featured in the journal Med, can be integrated into commercially available prosthetic limbs and does not require surgery. The authors demonstrate that, thanks to the thermosensitive prosthetic hand, a 57-year-old male with below-elbow amputation was able to distinguish and manually classify objects of different temperatures and perceive bodily contact with other humans.

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