Read article: Tactile maps revealed following observed touch
Precise tactile activity maps are created in the somatosensory cortex when viewing someone else's fingers being touched
Read article: Adaptive system enhances robotic limb control
An adaptive control system for a robotic lower limb prosthesis adapts to the user's neural information while they walk
Read article: Ultramicroelectrodes deliver reliable neural recording
Neural recording and stimulation arrays with tiny shanks decrease tissue damage and reduce foreign body response
Read article: Decoding the brain activity of an imagined song
The neural activity generated when imagining a song can be used to reconstruct its original
Read article: Hand movements preserved in the brains of amputees
Machine learning decodes brain activity resulting from attempted hand movements of amputees
Read article: Auditory responses question modality-specific brain regions
Measuring auditory responses in the somatosensory cortex opens new questions about how sound and touch are interlinked
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Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics
Read article: Spin glass provides insight into brain activity
Model reveals functional role of spin-glass-like states in neurological networks
Read article: Magnetic skyrmions could help make low-energy artificial ‘brains’
Calculations suggest memory and learning could be mimicked by quasiparticles
