Brain-Computer Interfaces

User-Computer Interface

Electroencephalography

Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted

Computers

Algorithms

Consumer brain-computer interfaces

Brain-computer interface

Brain-brain interface

Silent speech interface

Chet Moritz

Ali Hossaini

User interface

Sethuraman Panchanathan

Mu wave

General Data Format for Biomedical Signals

Brain-reading

Neurotrophic electrode

Bioamplifier

Conor Russomanno

Bryan Johnson (entrepreneur)

Keum-Shik Hong

Neurowear

Ear-EEG

Steady state visually evoked potential

Diwakar Vaish

Intendix

Isolated brain

Damien Coyle

Stent-electrode recording array

Dasher (software)

2017 in science

David J. C. MacKay

Locked-in syndrome

Hardik Gohel

Sensorimotor rhythm

BCIs7

• g.tec medical engineering produces invasive and non-invasive brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) and neurotechnology that are used worldwide to measure and analyze brain waves with the highest possible resolution. (gtec.at)
• BCIs can be divided according to their invasiveness into invasive and non-invasive BCIs, i.e., whether sensors used to measure brain activity are penetrating the skin or not. (scirp.org)
• Generally speaking, non-invasive motor imagery BCIs offer lower information transfer rates from brain to computer and consequently less possible movement directions or responsiveness. (scirp.org)
• Although invasive and non-invasive BCIs are based on electrical brain signals, we repeatedly perceived a controversy on the origin, or the underlying source of those signals. (scirp.org)
• Brain Computer Interfaces (BCIs) are systems that allow people to control devices using brain signals. (uwyo.edu)
• As such, brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have vast potential for diagnostics, medical therapies, and even augmentation or enhancement of normal functions. (wustl.edu)
• For people with paralysis caused by neurologic injury or disease-;such as ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease), stroke, or spinal cord injury-;brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have the potential to restore communication, mobility, and independence by transmitting information directly from the brain to a computer or other assistive technology. (news-medical.net)

Invasive and non-invasive3

• Invasive and non-invasive stimulation and brain mapping techniques are used to determine brain functions in neuroscience, rehabilitation research and neurosurgery. (gtec.at)
• We perceive that some Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) researchers believe in totally different origins of invasive and non-invasive electrical BCI signals. (scirp.org)
• Steyrl, D. , Kobler, R. and Müller-Putz, G. (2016) On Similarities and Differences of Invasive and Non-Invasive Electrical Brain Signals in Brain-Computer Interfacing. (scirp.org)

Signals7

• Chang's team could have had this interpretation of the signals recorded from 253 brain locations written out as text on a screen, or spoken from a speaker mounted on the patient's stony face or head. (medscape.com)
• The challenge is in accurately classifying these signals, in order to provide an appropriate command signal to the software interface. (uwyo.edu)
• Epidural cortical surface electrodes are used to both record electrocorticographic (ECoG) signals and provide stimulation without adverse effects associated with penetration through the protective dural barrier of brain. (wustl.edu)
• Called a brain-computer interface, the device detects activity in certain brain areas linked to movement, and uses the signals to mimic that movement in a virtual world. (technoccult.net)
• The third is the N1 User App, the software that connects to the N1 and translates brain signals into computer actions. (rondea.com)
• His current research focuses on how the brain learns models of the world from observations and actions, how the brain makes decisions based on noisy sensory information, and how brain signals and AI can be combined to build brain co-processors for restoring and augmenting neural function. (washington.edu)
• Those signals can then be connected to a computer to drive the motion of bionic hands. (medlineplus.gov)

Computational1

• Rajesh Rao's research spans the areas of computational neuroscience, brain-computer interfaces, and artificial intelligence. (washington.edu)

Plasticity2

• In the same era, a brilliant young student showed up in my neuroscience lab motivated to learn more about the brain and its plasticity. (medscape.com)
• In parallel, Chang's team is further training patients to deploy inherent brain plasticity to improve the accuracy and speed of their speech production, facial expressions, and emotion-modulated voicing still further. (medscape.com)

Cortical3

• The paper, Cortical Control of a Tablet Computer by People with Paralysis, is available now in the open-access PLOS One journal. (bit-tech.net)
• g.tec's electrical stimulators help you to understand cortical functions and perform brain-mapping experiments with a closed-loop system. (gtec.at)
• By recording from densely distributed locations across the surfaces of the cortical region that controls speech production and related facial expression, they can analytically define what the patient is trying to say, even while the disconnected outputs of the patient's brain hit a dead end. (medscape.com)

Neuralink1

• There's perhaps nobody in the world that's more gung-ho about merging humans with "the machine" than Elon Musk, who's reportedly developing a new technology known as Neuralink that he claims will one day have the capacity to integrate computers with the human brain. (transhumanism.news)

Auditory1

• The crude information representing language sounds that cochlear implants deliver to the brain through stimulation of surviving auditory nerve fibers is sufficient for the remarkable plastic machinery of our brains to ultimately reinterpret it as normal-sounding speech. (medscape.com)

Electroencephalography3

• Variation in human brains creates difficulty in implementing electroencephalography into universal brain-machine interfaces. (nature.com)
• Motor imagery (MI) decoding plays a crucial role in the advancement of electroencephalography (EEG)-based brain-computer interface (BCI) technology. (bvsalud.org)
• Brain-computer interface (BCI) systems based on spontaneous electroencephalography (EEG) hold the promise to implement human voluntary control of lower-extremity powered exoskeletons. (bvsalud.org)

Researchers4

• Researchers led by the BrainGate consortium have published a study of an experimental brain-computer interface (BCI) which, they claim, has allowed tetraplegic participants to interact with an off-the-shelf Android tablet via Bluetooth. (bit-tech.net)
• A gene recognized as the strongest risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD) alters the way cholesterol moves around the brain and as we age, this altered movement likely contributes to loss of learning and memory, a team of researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology reports. (news-medical.net)
• Researchers have long been testing implants that let people with paralysis control computers and other devices, too. (rondea.com)
• Using vibrations and a complex, computerized interface between patients' brains and limbs, the team of researchers was able to trick the patients' brains into moving their prosthetic hands. (medlineplus.gov)

Approach1

• The BrainGate consortium, though, has a different approach, publishing the results of a study into a brain-computer interface (BCI) which they claim feels as natural to use as a mouse and which requires no special software or adaption on the computer end. (bit-tech.net)

Motor imagery4

• In this context, motor imagery is used as an intuitive and natural strategy to elicit brain activity changes and subsequently to control movements of a robotic arm. (scirp.org)
• The goal of this project was to use EEG data to train a neural network to recognize the patterns in brain activity associated with four types of motor imagery. (uwyo.edu)
• To address this gap, this study investigates the reorganization of the brain network during motor imagery tasks when subject to visual stimulation or visual-electrotactile stimulation feedback. (bvsalud.org)
• Additionally, we investigate the power distribution of brain activation patterns using power spectral analysis and evaluate the motor imagery performance based on the classification accuracy. (bvsalud.org)

Creates1

• The motion-sensing bionic arm and hands coordinate more naturally and fully with the brain by vibrating near the muscles, which creates sensations that help control the prosthesis. (medlineplus.gov)

Physically2

• Many have endured brain injuries that have physically destroyed speech production abilities in their brains. (medscape.com)
• A new study from Stanford University suggests that pandemic-related stressors have physically altered adolescents' brains, making their brain structures appear several years older than the brains of comparable peers before the pandemic. (news-medical.net)

Stroke2

• Brain-machine interface in chronic stroke rehabilitation: a controlled study. (nature.com)
• The patients had hemiplegia due to a stroke, traumatic brain injury , cerebral palsy, or encephalitis, manifesting mainly as spasticity and weakness in the upper extremity contralateral to the cerebral lesion. (medscape.com)

Stimulation4

• Use the complete hardware and software environment to study the human brain in real-time or offline, invasive or non-invasive, with or without electrical or magnetic stimulation of the brain or body. (gtec.at)
• The environment enables you to quickly setup closed-loop experiments including non-invasive or invasive stimulation of brain and body. (gtec.at)
• The results showed that the visual and visual-electrotactile stimulation feedback induced subject-specific changes in brain activation patterns and network reorganization in the [Formula: see text] band. (bvsalud.org)
• Thus, the visual-electrotactile stimulation feedback significantly improved the integration of information flow between brain regions associated with motor-related commands and higher-level cognitive functions, while reducing cognitive workload in the sensory areas of the brain and promoting positive emotions. (bvsalud.org)

Clinical1

• Neuromodulation therapies offer a unique opportunity for translating brain-computer interface (BCI) technologies into a clinical setting. (ox.ac.uk)

Electrode1

• According to reports, these implantable chips will be necessary to fulfill Musk's vision for a workable brain-computer interface system, incorporating a "bunch of tiny wires" to create an "electrode to neuron interface at a micro level. (transhumanism.news)

Analyze2

• Developing new methods to collect, analyze, and/or visualize brain data. (devpost.com)
• It also suggests computer hardware and software you can use to analyze the data. (cdc.gov)

Rehabilitation1

• This study can provide healthcare professionals with a deeper understanding of the changes in the brain network and help develop successful treatment approaches for brain-computer interface-based motor rehabilitation applications. (bvsalud.org)

Neural1

• This lab is also being used to visualize scientific concepts or virtual prototypes, such as vehicle cab controls, brain neural cells, and protective gear, for further discussion and enhancement. (cdc.gov)

Implant1

• The first is the N1 implant, Neuralink's brain-computer device. (1stplaceinvestment.com)

Artificial1

• According to the billionaire technocrat, turning humans into artificial intelligence (AI) hybrid beings is a necessary next step for the planet because computers are somehow "smarter" than humans, he contends, and thus must be given a run for their money by technologically "enhancing" what it means to be human. (transhumanism.news)

Patients1

• Two recently published studies, for instance, showed brain-to-computer interfaces could help patients with ALS communicate by typing on a computer. (rondea.com)

Cerebral1

• Vegetative State and Minimally Conscious State A vegetative state is absence of responsiveness and awareness due to overwhelming dysfunction of the cerebral hemispheres, with sufficient sparing of the diencephalon and brain stem to preserve. (msdmanuals.com)

Research4

• The PRIME Study (which apparently stands for Precise Robotically Implanted Brain-Computer Interface, even though that acronym makes no sense) is set to research three things at once. (1stplaceinvestment.com)
• After that, they'll spend at least two hours a week on brain-computer interface research sessions and then do 20 more visits over the next five years. (rondea.com)
• Elisabeth Lex's research combines computer science methods with social science approaches, searching for clues to understand framing, polarisation and opinion clusters. (tugraz.at)
• The research of computer scientist and cybersecurity expert Daniel Gruss and also of experimental physicist and START Prize winner Marcus Ossiander will receive funding totalling 3.3 million euros over the next five years, the European Research Council announced today. (tugraz.at)

Barrier1

• The development of the human blood-CSF-brain barrier. (cdc.gov)

Algorithm1

• We examine individual edges, nodes, and the entire network, and use the minimum spanning tree algorithm to construct a brain network representation using a functional connectivity matrix. (bvsalud.org)

Devices2

• A Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) enables people to control computers and consequently devices directly via their thoughts. (scirp.org)
• Coding happens through a Microsoft build interface which because it's browser based can be accessed from loads of different devices. (cnet.com)

Connects1

• The brain connects to, modulates, and receives information from every organ in the body. (wustl.edu)

Participant1

• Multiplayer mode allows more than one participant to join the virtual mine escape with each computer representing a different miner who must evacuate. (cdc.gov)

Simulation1

• The NIOSH Virtual Reality Laboratory contains a simulation space with a computer-generated projection that gives users the illusion of being immersed in a three-dimensional world. (cdc.gov)

Detect2

• Furthermore, graph analysis is used to detect significant features in the brain network that might arise in response to the feedback. (bvsalud.org)
• Phylogenetic analysis of rabies in animals is achieved by using rabies-specific fluo- partial N gene nucleotide sequences of these 37 speci- mens and 1 archival specimen identified 2 groups, divided rescein-conjugated antibody to detect viral antigen in brain according to their geographic (north or south) origins. (cdc.gov)

Introduction1

• He is the author of the textbook Brain-Computer Interfacing: An Introduction and has co-edited two books, Probabilistic Models of the Brain and Bayesian Brain . (washington.edu)

Software1

• Appendix A: Loading the SETS Software, describes how to load and run SETS on your computer. (cdc.gov)

Years2

• gt;The Micro Bit is a tiny computer that will be distributed for free to every UK child in the year 7-year group, which means kids around 11 to 12 years of age. (cnet.com)
• To be clear: this is not the all-encompassing brain computer Musk has been talking about for years. (rondea.com)

Device2

• The brain response recording side of the device needs to be engineered to be fully implantable, with rechargeable electronics that could wirelessly communicate with portable analytical, acoustic, and visual display hardware. (medscape.com)
• But with smart buttons and LEDs on the front of the device plus a huge push into schools the BBC's new toy could potentially make more of an impact than other micro computers to date. (cnet.com)

Activity1

• Electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings can provide a real-time, low resolution image of the electrical activity on the surface of the brain, using non-invasive techniques. (uwyo.edu)

Deep1

• Differentiation of Glioblastoma and Brain Metastases by MRI-Based Oxygen Metabolomic Radiomics and Deep Learning. (cdc.gov)

Technology1

• Industrial perspectives on brain-computer interface technology. (ox.ac.uk)

Control1

• Output from the interface was used to control the movement of a shape within a graphical user interface, which also provided feedback about the accuracy of the classification method. (uwyo.edu)

Team1

• Now, a team of Salk Institute and UC San Diego scientists reveal another factor implicated in the aging process-;a class of lipids called SGDGs (3-sulfogalactosyl diacylglycerols) that decline in the brain with age and may have anti-inflammatory effects. (news-medical.net)

Receive1

• Participants who register by July 8 can apply to receive brain-computer interface hardware to use during the event! (devpost.com)

Hardware1

• Submit by July 8 at 23:59 MDT if you're interested in brain-computer interface hardware or a hacker survival kit (see below for details). (devpost.com)

Sessions1

• Developed using the Unreal 2 ® game engine, MEET can operate in single player mode for display on a projector screen to a group of participants in a classroom, or multiplayer mode with up to four computers connected via a router for group sessions. (cdc.gov)