Researchers Make Prostheses Feel Real

Scientists in England are performing research toward making
prostheses feel as if they are part of the wearer’s body. In a
study to be presented at the Royal Society’s Summer Science
Exhibition this week, the research team investigated the results of
electrically stimulating volunteers’ skin with transcutaneous
electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) machines in order to ‘trick’
the brain into recognizing an artificial limb as its own. TENS
machines are most commonly used for the relief of chronic pain,
according to the BBC Health website.