Hamid Charkhkar
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People can move this bionic leg just by thinking about it
Hamid Charkhkar, research assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, commented on a research study into a new neural interface that links a prosthetic limb to thigh nerve endings and enables the limb to be controlled by the brain. “It’s a very forward-thinking approach. Our limbs are not like shoes. They’re not worn over our bodies. They are integrally attached to our bodies via bones, muscles, and nerves,” said Charkhkar, who was not involved in the study.
Everything you need to know about proprioception, your body’s ‘silent’ sixth sense
Hamid Charkhkar, a research assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Case School of Engineering, said without the body’s “silent” sixth sense—an internal GPS known as proprioception—people wouldn’t be able to touch their finger to their nose with their eyes closed.