Fred Schwaller
@fredschwaller.bsky.social
British born, Berlin-based writer and science journalist. Words for Nature, Deutsche Welle, Science News, and others.
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A brain-imaging study of people with amputated arms has upended a long-standing belief
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The brain’s map of the body is surprisingly stable — even after a limb is lost
Study challenges the textbook idea that the brain region that processes body sensations reorganizes itself after limb amputation.
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August 21, 2025 at 10:07 AM
A brain-imaging study of people with amputated arms has upended a long-standing belief
go.nature.com/3Jp9NPG
go.nature.com/3Jp9NPG
Reposted by Fred Schwaller
The story was written by the amazing @fredschwaller.bsky.social who himself deals with migraine. www.nature.com/articles/d41... And the artwork was inspired by drawings by the twelfth century Christian mystic Hildegard von Bingen who is also believed to have had the condition.
Migraine is more than a headache — a radical rethink offers hope to one billion people
Drugs that can prevent or relieve migraine attacks are only effective for some people. Research is starting to untangle the reasons why.
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February 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The story was written by the amazing @fredschwaller.bsky.social who himself deals with migraine. www.nature.com/articles/d41... And the artwork was inspired by drawings by the twelfth century Christian mystic Hildegard von Bingen who is also believed to have had the condition.
Reposted by Fred Schwaller
"Like a child learning to touch." Find out how scientists are creating sensations in people who lost their sense of touch. @natureportfolio.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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The quest to build bionic limbs that feel like the real thing
Through brain implants, neural interfaces and skin grafts, researchers are starting to restore sensation for paralysed or amputated limbs.
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November 20, 2024 at 9:00 AM
"Like a child learning to touch." Find out how scientists are creating sensations in people who lost their sense of touch. @natureportfolio.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...