Modification of body schema by use of extra robotic thumb

Abstract In recent years, there has been great interest in the possibility of using artificial limbs as an extension of the human body as well as replacement of lost limbs.In this paper, we develop a sixth finger system as an extension of the human body.We then investigate how an extra robotic thumb, that works as a sixth finger and gives somatosen

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From Oxytocin to Compassion: The Saliency of Distress

Compassion is a warm response of care and concern for those who are suffering, which drives individuals to devote their resources for the sake of others.A prominent neuroevolutionary framework grounds compassion in the neurobiology of the mammalian caregiving system.Accordingly, it has been suggested that the oxytocinergic system, which plays a cen

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