The Hands
Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken continue their journey around the human body and put their hands together for鈥� the hands.
Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey around the human body, asking what it can tell us about our innate capacity for change. In this episode, Kimberley and Xand explore a body part they each thought they knew like the back of their hand.
They hear about a neural-enabled prosthetic hand which can relay the sensation of touch, and discover the brain鈥檚 extraordinary ability to accommodate extra fingers and missing limbs.
Producer: Dan Hardoon
Researcher: Emily Finch
Executive Producer: Kate Holland
A Whistledown production for 91热爆 Radio 4
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A prosthetic hand restored my sense of touch
Jason Little was the world's first recipient of a neural enabled prosthetic hand.
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My life-changing prosthetic hand
Duration: 00:10
Broadcasts
- Tue 3 Aug 2021 15:3091热爆 Radio 4
- Wed 4 Aug 2021 21:0091热爆 Radio 4
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Made of Stronger Stuff
Kimberley Wilson and Xand van Tulleken ask - one body part at a time - how can we change?
