Restoration of natural thermal sensation in upper-limb amputees
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
Iberite, Francesco; Muheim, Jonathan; Akouissi, Outman; Gallo, Simon; Rognini, Giulio; Morosato, Federico; Clerc, Andre; Kalff, Magnus; Gruppioni, Emanuele; Micera, Silvestro; Shokur, Solaiman
署名单位：
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna; Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna; Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain; Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne; Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain; Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne; Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain; Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
刊物名称：
SCIENCE
ISSN/ISSBN：
0036-13132
DOI：
10.1126/science.adf6121
发表日期：
2023-05-19
页码：
731-735
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摘要：
The use of hands for gathering rich sensory information is essential for proper interaction with the environment; therefore, the restoration of sensation is critical for reestablishing the sense of embodiment in hand amputees. Here, we show that a noninvasive wearable device can be used to provide thermal sensations on amputees' phantom hands. The device delivers thermal stimuli to specific regions of skin on their residual limb. These sensations were phenomenologically similar to those on the intact limbs and were stable over time. Using the device, the subjects could successfully exploit the thermal phantom hand maps to detect and discriminate different thermal stimuli. The use of a wearable device that provides thermal sensation can increase the sense of embodiment and improve life quality in hand amputees.