Saturday, June 29, 2013

Vibrating Glove May Enhance Sense of Touch

Every therapist working on your hands should get you this glove. It follows
what Margaret Yekutiel wrote in the book Sensory Re-Education of the Hand after Stroke in 2001.
http://www.medgadget.com/2011/08/vibrating-glove-may-enhance-sense-of-touch.html 
Surgeons, artists, and others who require above-average tactile skills and dexterity may soon have a tool that  enhances their sense of touch.  Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a glove which applies a small vibration via piezoelectric materials to the side of the fingertip. According to their research, this background vibration – known as “stochastic resonance” – can enhance tactile sensitivity and motor performance.

More at link.

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