Augmented manipulation ability in humans with six-fingered hands

Augmented manipulation ability in humans with six-fingered hands

Can the human brain successfully control additional body parts beyond the ones we normally possess? Here, the authors study two polydactyly individuals (with an additional finger on each hand) and show that they can carry out more complex movements, performing with only one hand tasks normally requi...

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Main Authors: C. Mehring, M. Akselrod, L. Bashford, M. Mace, H. Choi, M. Blüher, A.-S. Buschhoff, T. Pistohl, R. Salomon, A. Cheah, O. Blanke, A. Serino, E. Burdet
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Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10306-w
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spelling doaj-08c5033d98fa45b19876dd0c330dad072021-05-11T12:16:40ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232019-06-011011910.1038/s41467-019-10306-wAugmented manipulation ability in humans with six-fingered handsC. Mehring0M. Akselrod1L. Bashford2M. Mace3H. Choi4M. Blüher5A.-S. Buschhoff6T. Pistohl7R. Salomon8A. Cheah9O. Blanke10A. Serino11E. Burdet12Bernstein Center Freiburg, University of FreiburgDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences, University Hospital Lausanne (CHUV)Bernstein Center Freiburg, University of FreiburgDepartment of Bioengineering, Imperial College of Science, Technology and MedicineBernstein Center Freiburg, University of FreiburgBernstein Center Freiburg, University of FreiburgBernstein Center Freiburg, University of FreiburgBernstein Center Freiburg, University of FreiburgGonda Brain Research Center, Bar Ilan UniversityDepartment of Hand & Reconstruction Microsurgery, National University HospitalCenter for Neuroprosthetics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL)Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University Hospital Lausanne (CHUV)Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College of Science, Technology and MedicineCan the human brain successfully control additional body parts beyond the ones we normally possess? Here, the authors study two polydactyly individuals (with an additional finger on each hand) and show that they can carry out more complex movements, performing with only one hand tasks normally requiring two.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10306-w
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author C. Mehring
M. Akselrod
L. Bashford
M. Mace
H. Choi
M. Blüher
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T. Pistohl
R. Salomon
A. Cheah
O. Blanke
A. Serino
E. Burdet
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A. Cheah
O. Blanke
A. Serino
E. Burdet
Augmented manipulation ability in humans with six-fingered hands
Nature Communications
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title Augmented manipulation ability in humans with six-fingered hands
title_short Augmented manipulation ability in humans with six-fingered hands
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description Can the human brain successfully control additional body parts beyond the ones we normally possess? Here, the authors study two polydactyly individuals (with an additional finger on each hand) and show that they can carry out more complex movements, performing with only one hand tasks normally requiring two.
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