Biotech
Hand Transplants Demonstrate the Nervous System’s Amazing Adaptability
A radical procedure restores touch and grasping in former amputees
Scott H. Frey is Miller Family Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Missouri–Columbia. He is author of an upcoming book on amputation, hand transplantation and the human brain. Credit: Nick Higgins
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