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Brain‐computer interfaces for replacing, restoring, or improving CNS function
Author(s) -
Wolpaw Jonathan Rickel
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.448.1
Subject(s) - brain–computer interface , brain function , neuroscience , brain activity and meditation , rehabilitation , electroencephalography , function (biology) , computer science , physical medicine and rehabilitation , human–computer interaction , psychology , medicine , biology , evolutionary biology
Brain‐computer interfaces (BCIs) provide the CNS with new nonmuscular output pathways by measuring brain activity and converting it into artificial outputs that replace, restore, enhance, supplement, or improve natural CNS output and thereby change the ongoing interactions between the CNS and its external or internal environment. They use non‐invasive methods such as EEG and fMRI and invasive methods such as intracortical recording. Their most immediate uses are to restore basic communication and control to people severely disabled by ALS, strokes, or other disorders. They may also prove useful for guiding rehabilitation, and may supplement or improve function in people without disabilities.