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Functional Neuroscience: Cortical Control of Limb Prosthesis

Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience

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Brain-computer interfaces; Brain-machine interfaces; Neuroprostheses

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Cortical control of limb prostheses is a specific type of brain-machine interface (BMI) used to provide motor functions similar to those performed by the upper limbs, such as reaching and grasping. BMIs (also called brain-computer interfaces or BCIs) use neural activity to control external devices. Cortical control of limb prostheses is intended to restore motor function to patients with motor disabilities by allowing the activity of intact brain areas to control the movements of a new actuator.

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Brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) use neural activity from the brain to control external devices (see Fig. 1). This diverse tool has many potential applications. One of the most promising is for the recovery of motor function, where neural activity recorded from intact areas of the central nervous system could be used to restore function to patients with motor disabilities. BMIs could be...

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  3. Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

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Orsborn, A.L., Carmena, J.M. (2013). Functional Neuroscience: Cortical Control of Limb Prosthesis. In: Jaeger, D., Jung, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7320-6_505-2

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