Hunter Schone
@hunterschone.bsky.social
www.hunterschone.com
Assistive technologies and neuroplasticity | NIH BRAIN Initiative postdoctoral fellow in the Collinger lab at the University of Pittsburgh | Prev: UCL and NIMHgov | 🏳️🌈
Assistive technologies and neuroplasticity | NIH BRAIN Initiative postdoctoral fellow in the Collinger lab at the University of Pittsburgh | Prev: UCL and NIMHgov | 🏳️🌈
What do our results mean for brain-computer interfaces?
BCIs from #Neuralink and #BlackrockNeurotech work well for people with spinal cord injuries. Our findings suggest the sensory-deprived representations they tap into will remain stable despite long-term loss of a sensory input
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BCIs from #Neuralink and #BlackrockNeurotech work well for people with spinal cord injuries. Our findings suggest the sensory-deprived representations they tap into will remain stable despite long-term loss of a sensory input
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August 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
What do our results mean for brain-computer interfaces?
BCIs from #Neuralink and #BlackrockNeurotech work well for people with spinal cord injuries. Our findings suggest the sensory-deprived representations they tap into will remain stable despite long-term loss of a sensory input
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BCIs from #Neuralink and #BlackrockNeurotech work well for people with spinal cord injuries. Our findings suggest the sensory-deprived representations they tap into will remain stable despite long-term loss of a sensory input
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After amputation, all patients reported vivid phantom sensations. Crucially, moving a phantom limb is not imaginary. They physically attempt the movements, shown by residual limb contractions and selective sensorimotor activity for attempted vs imagined phantom movements
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August 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
After amputation, all patients reported vivid phantom sensations. Crucially, moving a phantom limb is not imaginary. They physically attempt the movements, shown by residual limb contractions and selective sensorimotor activity for attempted vs imagined phantom movements
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We aimed to longitudinally track the brain’s body map in patients with planned arm amputations, before and after surgery. Over 8 years across multiple NHS sites, we tested 3 patients with planned arm amputations, for reasons including vascular malformation and cancer.
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August 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
We aimed to longitudinally track the brain’s body map in patients with planned arm amputations, before and after surgery. Over 8 years across multiple NHS sites, we tested 3 patients with planned arm amputations, for reasons including vascular malformation and cancer.
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Now out in @natneuro.nature.com
What happens to the brain’s body map when a body-part is removed?
Scanning patients before and up to 5 yrs after arm amputation, we discovered the brain’s body map is strikingly preserved despite amputation
www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-02037-7
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What happens to the brain’s body map when a body-part is removed?
Scanning patients before and up to 5 yrs after arm amputation, we discovered the brain’s body map is strikingly preserved despite amputation
www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-02037-7
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August 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Now out in @natneuro.nature.com
What happens to the brain’s body map when a body-part is removed?
Scanning patients before and up to 5 yrs after arm amputation, we discovered the brain’s body map is strikingly preserved despite amputation
www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-02037-7
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What happens to the brain’s body map when a body-part is removed?
Scanning patients before and up to 5 yrs after arm amputation, we discovered the brain’s body map is strikingly preserved despite amputation
www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-02037-7
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