Communication for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): A P300 brain-computer interface (BCI).

F. Nijboer; Eric Sellers; T. Matuz; J. Mellinger; M. Jordan; U. Mochty; A. Furdea; J. Kaiser; J.R. Wolpaw

Communication for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): A P300 brain-computer interface (BCI).

F. Nijboer
, Eric Sellers
, T. Matuz
, J. Mellinger
, M. Jordan
, U. Mochty
, A. Furdea
, J. Kaiser
, J.R. Wolpaw

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   Noninvasive brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) record electroencephalographic (EEG) signals from the scalp and translate them into control commands. The goal of BCI research is to provide non-muscular communication for people who are severely paralyzed. The purpose of this study is to further evaluate the possibility of P300-BCI use by patients with ALS. We aim specifically at answering the following questions: 
   1) Can ALS-patients achieve adequate performance (over 70 % correct) with the P300 BCI? (see copy spelling) 
   2) Can these patients then use the BCI for communication? (see free spelling) Furthermore, we describe the P300 evoked response of one patient at Pz (the electrode where the P300 is typically the largest) and at the same time look at electrodes where different components of the event-related potential entered classification. 

Original language	American English
State	Published - Oct 2006
Event	Society for Neuroscience annual meeting - Atlanta, GA. Duration: Oct 1 2006 → …

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Conference	Society for Neuroscience annual meeting
Period	10/1/06 → …

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ALS
BCI
P300
communication

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Cognitive Psychology

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Communication for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): A P300 brain-computer interface (BCI).

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