Bone can heal itself, but not always in the ways we expect. Some animals regrow entire limbs. Others, like humans, can only manage a few millimeters at the tip of a finger. This wide range in ...

Researchers have developed a virtual robotic limb system which can be operated by users' feet in a virtual environment as extra, or supernumerary, limbs. After training, users reported feeling like ...

Ever since Hugh Herr lost both his legs to a rock-climbing accident, he’s been on a quest to design replacement limbs that feel like the real thing. It’s now possible to engineer light-weight custom ...

image: Can the human brain think of an independent, artificial appendage as its own? While many studies have explored this question, the artificial limbs used in them have been operated by an existing ...

The brain holds a "map" of the body that remains unchanged even after a limb has been amputated, contrary to the prevailing view that it rearranges itself to compensate for the loss, according to new ...

Phantom pain is when you feel pain in a body part that you no longer have. Most commonly, it involves limbs that are no longer there. This is specifically known as phantom limb pain. However, phantom ...