The nerves were removed and used in an experiment in which allowed the researchers to
stimulate the nerve fibres with electrodes on both ends.
Not exact matches
Tyler agrees that
stimulating individual
fibres in the
nerve bundles leads to finer degrees of sensation.
In theory, by precisely
stimulating the relevant
nerve fibres it could be possible to make a prosthetic limb feel exactly like a real one — restoring not only fine variations of touch, but also sensations of hot and cold, and even pain.