22/08/2025
In a first-of-its-kind study, NIH researchers and their colleagues found that the brain’s control center for a lost limb can persist long after surgical amputation, which starkly contrasts longstanding theories about the brain’s ability to reorganize itself, also known as plasticity.
This research offers new insight into the mysterious phantom limb syndrome and could help guide the development of neuroprosthetics and pain treatments for people with limb loss.
Read more:https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/phantom-limb-study-rewires-our-understanding-brain
