RT Journal Article
T1 Brain-computer interfaces for communication and rehabilitation
A1 Chaudhary, Ujwal
A1 Birbaumer, Niels
A1 Ramos-Murguialday, Ander
AB Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) use brain activity to control external devices, thereby enabling severely disabled patients to interact with the environment. A variety of invasive and noninvasive techniques for controlling BCIs have been explored, most notably EEG, and more recently, near-infrared spectroscopy. Assistive BCIs are designed to enable paralyzed patients to communicate or control external robotic devices, such as prosthetics; rehabilitative BCIs are designed to facilitate recovery of neural function. In this Review, we provide an overview of the development of BCIs and the current technology available before discussing experimental and clinical studies of BCIs. We first consider the use of BCIs for communication in patients who are paralyzed, particularly those with locked-in syndrome or complete locked-in syndrome as a result of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. We then discuss the use of BCIs for motor rehabilitation after severe stroke and spinal cord injury. We also describe the possible neurophysiological and learning mechanisms that underlie the clinical efficacy of BCIs.
SN 1759-4758
YR 2016
FD 2016-09-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/11556/4433
UL https://hdl.handle.net/11556/4433
LA eng
NO Chaudhary , U , Birbaumer , N & Ramos-Murguialday , A 2016 , ' Brain-computer interfaces for communication and rehabilitation ' , Nature Reviews Neurology , vol. 12 , no. 9 , pp. 513-525 . https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2016.113
NO Publisher Copyright: © 2016 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved.
DS TECNALIA Publications
RD 26 jul 2024