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Engineering Lost Function Inside the Body

Season 1 Episode 6 | 2m 45s

Jason Little lost his hand in a car accident, which he thought meant the end of being able to sense touch in that part of his body forever. Years later, he's now the first user of a new wireless interface that connects to his prosthetic arm and allows him to actually feel things in his phantom limb. His brain is able to interpret new signals in a way they once did.

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See how the technology of the brain and nervous system shape our experience of the world.
An introduction to the amazing functions of the human body's nervous system.
Pain travels to our brain as neural impulses when something is wrong in our bodies.
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All sight is translated into electrical impulses via the retina to the brain.
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