The Hands
Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken continue their journey around the human body and put their hands together for… 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’s extraordinary ability to accommodate extra fingers and missing limbs.
Producer: Dan Hardoon
Researcher: Emily Finch
Executive Producer: Kate Holland
A Whistledown production for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ 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 15:30³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
- Wed 4 Aug 2021 21:00³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
Podcast
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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?