Title:
Would you like a third thumb? Scientists create robotic prosthetic in world first
Author:
Ellen Manning
Published:
yahoo! news, 20 May 2021
[Includes video - 2:50]
From the article:
British scientists found that using a prosthetic 'third thumb' can force the brain to adapt, allowing the wearer to use it to complete tasks like building a tower of blocks blindfolded, completely naturally.
In a study, scientists attached an extra robotic thumb below participants' pinky finger then took MRI scans of the wearers' brains and found they had adapted to accommodate using the extra thumb.