Scientists have managed to restore a sense of touch to two patients with prosthetic arms, in what is seen as a step towards creating sensitive limbs.By rerouting the remaining nerves from their lost limbs to their chests, the patients said they could feel their missing arms and hands in their chests.
When heat or pressure was applied to the chest, the patients said they felt as if their hand was being touched.
The results appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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