The Need to Work Arm in Arm: Calling for Collaboration in Delivering Neuroprosthetic Limb Replacements
Over the last few decades there has been a push to enhance the use of advanced prosthetics within the fields of biomedical engineering, neuroscience, and surgery. Through the development of peripheral neural interfaces and invasive electrodes, an individual's own nervous system can be used to c...
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| description | Over the last few decades there has been a push to enhance the use of advanced prosthetics within the fields of biomedical engineering, neuroscience, and surgery. Through the development of peripheral neural interfaces and invasive electrodes, an individual's own nervous system can be used to control a prosthesis. With novel improvements in neural recording and signal decoding, this intimate communication has paved the way for bidirectional and intuitive control of prostheses. While various collaborations between engineers and surgeons have led to considerable success with motor control and pain management, it has been significantly more challenging to restore sensation. Many of the existing peripheral neural interfaces have demonstrated success in one of these modalities; however, none are currently able to fully restore limb function. Though this is in part due to the complexity of the human somatosensory system and stability of bioelectronics, the fragmentary and as-yet uncoordinated nature of the neuroprosthetic industry further complicates this advancement. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of the current field of neuroprosthetics and explore potential strategies to address its unique challenges. These include exploration of electrodes, surgical techniques, control methods, and prosthetic technology. Additionally, we propose a new approach to optimizing prosthetic limb function and facilitating clinical application by capitalizing on available resources. It is incumbent upon academia and industry to encourage collaboration and utilization of different peripheral neural interfaces in combination with each other to create versatile limbs that not only improve function but quality of life. Despite the rapidly evolving technology, if the field continues to work in divided “silos,” we will delay achieving the critical, valuable outcome: creating a prosthetic limb that is right for the patient and positively affects their life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dc2733325e564985b5e12edfbb8c39112022-12-21T18:25:00ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neurorobotics1662-52182021-07-011510.3389/fnbot.2021.711028711028The Need to Work Arm in Arm: Calling for Collaboration in Delivering Neuroprosthetic Limb ReplacementsAlison M. KarczewskiAaron M. DingleSamuel O. PooreOver the last few decades there has been a push to enhance the use of advanced prosthetics within the fields of biomedical engineering, neuroscience, and surgery. Through the development of peripheral neural interfaces and invasive electrodes, an individual's own nervous system can be used to control a prosthesis. With novel improvements in neural recording and signal decoding, this intimate communication has paved the way for bidirectional and intuitive control of prostheses. While various collaborations between engineers and surgeons have led to considerable success with motor control and pain management, it has been significantly more challenging to restore sensation. Many of the existing peripheral neural interfaces have demonstrated success in one of these modalities; however, none are currently able to fully restore limb function. Though this is in part due to the complexity of the human somatosensory system and stability of bioelectronics, the fragmentary and as-yet uncoordinated nature of the neuroprosthetic industry further complicates this advancement. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of the current field of neuroprosthetics and explore potential strategies to address its unique challenges. These include exploration of electrodes, surgical techniques, control methods, and prosthetic technology. Additionally, we propose a new approach to optimizing prosthetic limb function and facilitating clinical application by capitalizing on available resources. It is incumbent upon academia and industry to encourage collaboration and utilization of different peripheral neural interfaces in combination with each other to create versatile limbs that not only improve function but quality of life. Despite the rapidly evolving technology, if the field continues to work in divided “silos,” we will delay achieving the critical, valuable outcome: creating a prosthetic limb that is right for the patient and positively affects their life.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbot.2021.711028/fullneuroprostheticamputationprosthesisperipheral nerve interfaceneuroprosthetic interfacingsensory motor function |
| spellingShingle | Alison M. Karczewski Aaron M. Dingle Samuel O. Poore The Need to Work Arm in Arm: Calling for Collaboration in Delivering Neuroprosthetic Limb Replacements Frontiers in Neurorobotics neuroprosthetic amputation prosthesis peripheral nerve interface neuroprosthetic interfacing sensory motor function |
| title | The Need to Work Arm in Arm: Calling for Collaboration in Delivering Neuroprosthetic Limb Replacements |
| title_full | The Need to Work Arm in Arm: Calling for Collaboration in Delivering Neuroprosthetic Limb Replacements |
| title_fullStr | The Need to Work Arm in Arm: Calling for Collaboration in Delivering Neuroprosthetic Limb Replacements |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Need to Work Arm in Arm: Calling for Collaboration in Delivering Neuroprosthetic Limb Replacements |
| title_short | The Need to Work Arm in Arm: Calling for Collaboration in Delivering Neuroprosthetic Limb Replacements |
| title_sort | need to work arm in arm calling for collaboration in delivering neuroprosthetic limb replacements |
| topic | neuroprosthetic amputation prosthesis peripheral nerve interface neuroprosthetic interfacing sensory motor function |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbot.2021.711028/full |
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