Study challenges the textbook idea that the brain region that processes body sensations reorganizes itself after limb amputation.

Previous research in macaques suggests that part of the brain reorganises itself when a limb is removed, but now a study in people has turned that idea on its head ...

The brain holds a "map" of the body that remains unchanged even after a limb has been amputated, contrary to the prevailing view that it rearranges itself to compensate for the loss, according to new ...

Brain activity maps for the hand (shown in red) and lips (blue) before the amputation (Pre1 and Pre2) and after amputation (3 ...

Abstract Lipomas are the most common soft-tissue tumors in the human body, but their location in the hand is rare. Symptomatic hand lipomas, due to nerve compression, are even rarer. We present a case ...

A common means of nonverbal expression is realized through a hand gesture recognition system, offering a contemporary and natural mode of communication. This technology finds wide-ranging applications ...