Prof. Sliman Bensmaia of the University of Chicago on Neuroprostheses and bionic hand

Intracortical microstimulation of human somatosensory cortex and Chronic Use of a Sensitized Bionic Hand Does Not Remap the Sense of Touch. Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Sliman Bensmaia is Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy at the University of Chicago. His research focuses on how nervous systems give rise to flexible, intelligent behavior, especially sensory processing, that is how are robust and flexible neuronal representations of the environment constructed to support behavior?