Aimee Schultz

Aimee Schultz, MS, is a research engineer in the Neural Engineering Center for Artificial Limbs at the Rehabilitation institute of Chicago.  Research in the Neural Engineering Center for Artificial Limbs focuses on improving control of prostheses using the targeted reinnervation procedure and pattern recognition technology. 

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New Prospects for Prosthetics

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Aimee Schultz
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Todd Kuiken
A procedure called "targeted reinnervation" reroutes brain signals from nerves severed during amputation to intact muscles, allowing patients to control their protheses intuitively.

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http://www.ric.org/research/centers/necal/index.aspx

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