NOTES: The movie contains scenes of the 6th finger in motion simulated by external electrical signals (0:05-0:18, 0:59-1:06, 2:23-2:25). The remaining motion of the 6th finger is controlled by electromyographic signals using the same system published in the reference article.
NOTES: The movie contains scenes of the 6th finger in motion simulated by external electrical signals (0:05-0:18, 0:59-1:06, 2:23-2:25). The remaining motion of the 6th finger is controlled by electromyographic signals using the same system published in the reference article.6th Finger Project (English)Yoichi Miyawaki Laboratory2022-04-13 | Can we embody new body parts? The 6th finger project is trying to answer the question. For more information, please see below.
Reference: Kohei Umezawa, Yuta Suzuki, Gowrishankar Ganesh, Yoichi Miyawaki, "Bodily ownership of an independent supernumerary limb: an exploratory study," Scientific Reports 12, 2339 (2022). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-06040-x
Related links: JST ERATO Inami JIZAI Body project: jst.go.jp/erato/inami CNRS LRIMM, Human Centric Robotics lab.: https://www.lirmm.fr/ganesh-gowrishankar/ UEC Tokyo, Miyawaki lab.: http://www.cns.mi.uec.ac.jp
NOTES: The movie contains scenes of the 6th finger in motion simulated by external electrical signals (0:05-0:18, 0:59-1:06, 2:23-2:25). The remaining motion of the 6th finger is controlled by electromyographic signals using the same system published in the reference article.