proprioception

New surgical techniques may help amputees feel more enmeshed with their artificial limbs.

Meet some of the people featured in the May 2017 issue of The Scientist.

Simultaneous stroking of one's real hand and a fake limb can lead that person to embody the fake on as their own.

Meet some of the people featured in the September 2016 issue of The Scientist

Forget what you learned about humans having five senses. That goes double for non-human animals.

Knowing where our bodies are in space is critical for the control of our movements and for our sense of self.

Feedback from muscle spindles and tendon organs provides information about where our bodies are in space and whether or not they are moving.

Bionic fingers. Rewired nerves. Science fiction becomes reality as scientists attempt to give prosthetics a sense of touch.

Scientists hope an understanding of nerve fibers responsive only to gentle touch will give insight into the role the sense plays in social bonding.

Because of a lack of touch, upper-limb prosthetic users must look at their prosthetic hands the whole time they use them. Unfortunately, the prosthetics research community has put most of its efforts into making arms with wider ranges of motion and m