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July 28, 2020
by Patricia Tomasi

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Is It Possible To Decrease Phantom Limb Pain By Training The Brain?

July 28, 2020 08:00 by Patricia Tomasi  [About the Author]

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A new study published in the American Academy Journal of Neurology aimed to demonstrate the clinical efficacy of brain-computer interface (BCI) training in the treatment of phantom limb pain. "Previously, phantom limb pain had been treated by mirror therapy which uses a mirror to create an illusion of the phantom hand," study author Takufumi Yanagisawa told us. Yanagisawa is a Professor at the Institute for Advanced Co-creation Studies at Osaka University. [More]