It’s surprisingly easy to learn to operate an extra limb, according to a new study conducted by Ekaterina Ivanova of Queen Mary University and her colleagues.
They used a three-armed robot arm to test the ability of subjects to perform tasks that require more than two hands.
The study is published in the IEEE Open Journal of Engineering.
More important, the study demonstrated the ability to repurpose leg muscles rather than operate a true additional limb, which could lead to better surgical outcomes.
Human beings have had to figure out how to use prosthetic limbs for millions of years, but this just requires reorienting the brain to new brain pathways that have been with us since time immemorial.
For example, opening a door
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