Francesco Clemente
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Piaggio (Italy), Ospedale Versilia
Papers
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Total Citations
388
H-Index
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About
Francesco Clemente is a biomedical engineer and neuroscientist whose work sits at the intersection of prosthetics, human-machine interfaces, and sensorimotor neuroscience. His research focuses primarily on restoring lost sensory and motor function in upper limb amputees through advanced robotic prostheses and innovative feedback systems. Clemente has made significant contributions to understanding how humans integrate artificial sensory feedback — including vibrotactile, augmented reality, and intraneural stimulation — into prosthetic control, with foundational papers accumulating over 85 and 68 citations respectively. His development of the myokinetic control interface, which tracks implanted magnets to decode motor intent, represents a particularly novel approach to prosthetic control that avoids many limitations of conventional myoelectric systems. His work on somatosensory feedback integration demonstrates that the nervous system can optimally combine artificial neural signals with visual information, advancing both theoretical and clinical understanding of sensorimotor adaptation. More recently, Clemente has extended his expertise to brain-computer interfaces and wearable robotics for military rehabilitation. With his body of work cited hundreds of times across the field, he remains an important voice in the effort to bridge neuroscience and engineering for restoring human function.
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- 10A MyoKinetic HMI for the Control of Hand Prostheses: A Feasibility Study7 citations · 2016