I'm curious, what's the future of prosthetics?

Eventually, we will have a prosthesis that talk about the science of touch and the future of prosthetics.

Every week we explore what we don't know because curiosity. science of touch and the future of prosthetics.

Every week we explore what we don't know because curiosity makes you smarter.

From the awardwinning curiosity.com, this is the curiosity podcast.

The human brain is extremely complicated.

So, my guest today is an expert when it comes to how our brain works.

He runs a lab that works on cutting-edge technology,

studying how our brain processes our sense of touch, and helping pave the way for the

future of prosthetics. And most importantly, he is able to explain everything in a way that's not too complicated,

considering that he's working on some pretty sophisticated science.

If you've ever wondered how our brain works or how scientists research how our brain works, this is the

podcast for you.

I'm here with Dr. Sleiman Bensmea, neuroscientist and principal investigator, and associate professor at University of Chicago.

Principal investigator, you just explained to be, means basically that you lead your research lab, right?

That's right.

And your research lab is doing some really cool things.

Thank you. I think so too.

Well, good. I would hope so.

You're working on prosthetics, but not just prosthetics, but if I understand correctly,

prosthetics that allow people to feel a sense of touch.

That's right. So let's take like three steps back if that's cool. So it turns out anytime we use our hands to do anything, not only are we moving our

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