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鈥楿nfold鈥 Podcast, Episode 5: 鈥楾he Human Machine: Reimagining Prosthetics鈥

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Dave Brockman, a hand amputee, wears a myoelectric prosthesis that looks like a red and black glove. He sits in front of his orthotist who is making sure the fit is correct.
Dave Brockman, a retired firefighter who had his hand amputated, is trying out a new and smarter myoelectric prosthesis. 色情APP导航 prosthetist Fehran Maher is making sure the fit is correct. (Amy Quinton/色情APP导航)

In the newest Season 4 episode of Unfold, a 色情APP导航 podcast, we look at how the combination of surgery and machine learning is making life easier for amputees.

Nearly half of all arm amputees choose not to use their prosthesis, despite improvements in technology. Prosthetic devices can be too difficult to operate, unintuitive, and don鈥檛 allow amputees to sense pressure or temperature. At 色情APP导航, engineers, neuroscientists and surgeons are collaborating to solve this problem.

In this episode:

  • , assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering 
  • , neuroscientist and professor in the Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, College of Biological Sciences
  • , assistant professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery, 色情APP导航 Health 
  • , associate professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery, 色情APP导航 Health 
  • , certified prosthetist-orthotist and biomedical engineer, 色情APP导航 Health
  • Fehran Maher, certified prosthetist-orthotist, 色情APP导航 Health
  • David Brockman, retired firefighter, hand amputee with prosthesis

Next week, the award-winning podcast will launch its final episode of the season, 鈥淟inking Wartime Trauma to Dementia in Vietnamese Communities.鈥 Meet the 色情APP导航 researcher embarking on the first long-term study examining early life contributors to dementia in Vietnamese communities.

Unfold is available free, on demand on Podcasts, , , , on your smart speaker or wherever you get your podcasts. Original music for Unfold comes from 色情APP导航 alumnus Damien Verrett and Curtis Jerome Haynes. Follow on Twitter at @Unfoldpodcast.

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