- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Chapter Reviewers
-
1 Brain–Computer Interfaces: Something New under the Sun -
2 Neuronal Activity in Motor Cortex and Related Areas -
3 Electric and Magnetic Fields Produced by the Brain -
4 Signals Reflecting Brain Metabolic Activity -
5 Acquiring Brain Signals from within the Brain -
6 Acquiring Brain Signals from Outside the Brain -
7 BCI Signal Processing: Feature Extraction -
8 BCI Signal Processing: Feature Translation -
9 BCI Hardware and Software -
10 BCI Operating Protocols -
11 BCI Applications -
12 BCIs That Use P300 Event-Related Potentials -
13 BCIs That Use Sensorimotor Rhythms -
14 BCIs That Use Steady-State Visual Evoked Potentials or Slow Cortical Potentials -
15 BCIs That Use Electrocorticographic Activity -
16 BCIs That Use Signals Recorded in Motor Cortex -
17 BCIs That Use Signals Recorded in Parietal or Premotor Cortex -
18 BCIs That Use Brain Metabolic Signals -
19 BCI Users and Their Needs -
20 Clinical Evaluation of BCIs -
21 Dissemination: Getting BCIs to the People Who Need Them -
22 BCI Therapeutic Applications for Improving Brain Function -
23 BCI Applications for the General Population -
24 Ethical Issues in BCI Research -
25 The Future of BCIs: Meeting the Expectations - Index
Brain–Computer Interfaces: Something New under the Sun
Brain–Computer Interfaces: Something New under the Sun
- Chapter:
- (p.3) 1 Brain–Computer Interfaces: Something New under the Sun
- Source:
- Brain–Computer Interfaces
- Author(s):
Jonathan R. Wolpaw
Elizabeth Winter Wolpaw
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This chapter begins by briefly addressing the question: What is a brain-computer interface (BCI)? It then covers the provenance of the term BCI and its present definition, synonymous or subsidiary terms, and related neurotechnology. The remainder of the chapter introduces six themes that are important for understanding BCI research and development: BCIs create new central nervous system outputs that are fundamentally different from natural outputs; BCI operation depends on the interaction of two adaptive controllers; the importance of choosing signal types and brain areas; the importance of recognizing and avoiding artifacts; BCI output commands; and the need for validating and disseminating useful BCI applications.
Keywords: BCI, terms, neurotechnology, central nervous system, adaptive controllers, output commands, brain
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Chapter Reviewers
-
1 Brain–Computer Interfaces: Something New under the Sun -
2 Neuronal Activity in Motor Cortex and Related Areas -
3 Electric and Magnetic Fields Produced by the Brain -
4 Signals Reflecting Brain Metabolic Activity -
5 Acquiring Brain Signals from within the Brain -
6 Acquiring Brain Signals from Outside the Brain -
7 BCI Signal Processing: Feature Extraction -
8 BCI Signal Processing: Feature Translation -
9 BCI Hardware and Software -
10 BCI Operating Protocols -
11 BCI Applications -
12 BCIs That Use P300 Event-Related Potentials -
13 BCIs That Use Sensorimotor Rhythms -
14 BCIs That Use Steady-State Visual Evoked Potentials or Slow Cortical Potentials -
15 BCIs That Use Electrocorticographic Activity -
16 BCIs That Use Signals Recorded in Motor Cortex -
17 BCIs That Use Signals Recorded in Parietal or Premotor Cortex -
18 BCIs That Use Brain Metabolic Signals -
19 BCI Users and Their Needs -
20 Clinical Evaluation of BCIs -
21 Dissemination: Getting BCIs to the People Who Need Them -
22 BCI Therapeutic Applications for Improving Brain Function -
23 BCI Applications for the General Population -
24 Ethical Issues in BCI Research -
25 The Future of BCIs: Meeting the Expectations - Index
