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Sally B. Patterson

Many amputees suffer from mild to severe pain in the lost or “phantom” limb. Previous work — using a mirror box to let subjects see their intact limb move in place of the phantom — showed that the illusion could help alleviate the pain symptoms. A patient undergoes virtual reality therapy to simulate movement of his missing left arm. Courtesy of the University of Manchester. Taking this concept a step further, researchers led by Craig Murray at the University of Manchester in the UK have created a virtual reality system that allows patients to visualize movement in a...Read full article

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    Published: January 2007
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    The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
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