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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Does "translation" mean "horizontal movement" here?

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Background

Paralysis or amputation of an arm results in the loss of the ability to orient the hand and grasp, manipulate, and carry objects, functions that are essential for activities of daily living. Brain—machine interfaces could provide a solution to restoring many of these lost functions. We therefore tested whether an individual with tetraplegia could rapidly achieve neurological control of a high-performance prosthetic limb using this type of an interface.

Methods

We implanted two 96-channel intracortical microelectrodes in the motor cortex of a 52-year-old individual with tetraplegia. Brain—machine-interface training was done for 13 weeks with the goal of controlling an anthropomorphic prosthetic limb with seven degrees of freedom (three-dimensional translation, three-dimensional orientation, one-dimensional grasping). The participant's ability to control the prosthetic limb was assessed with clinical measures of upper limb function. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT01364480.
  

Top answer

In this context, it means straight-line movement in any direction. It could be vertical (up and down) or horizontal.

  • In this context, it means straight-line movement in any direction.
  • It could be vertical (up and down) or horizontal.
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In this context, it means straight-line movement in any direction. It could be vertical (up and down) or horizontal.

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