A group of European scientists say they have successfully connected a robotic hand to a man who had lost an arm, allowing him to feel sensations in the artificial hand and control it with his thoughts. The experiment lasted a month. Scientists say it was the first time an amputee has been able to make complex movements using his mind to control a biomechanic hand connected to his nervous system. Talking to news conference Wednesday they said that last year they implanted electrodes into the arm of the patient, who had lost his left hand and forearm in a car accident. The electrodes were removed after a month, during which the man learned to wiggle the robotic fingers and
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