Self-Paced Brain-Computer Interface Gets Closer to Reality

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Data from a sample EEG is measured from one second before to one second after a decision point. The data is used to classify the neurological phenomena when making a decision. Credit: Fatourechi et al.
Data from a sample EEG is measured from one second before to one second after a decision point. The data is used to classify the neurological phenomena when making a decision. Credit: Fatourechi, et al.

Using the human mind to control computers could lead to a wide range of applications, such as giving people with limited motion the ability to operate machines. However, translating thoughts into actions is a great challenge for researchers. How can a system determine which thoughts should be acted upon, and which thoughts are merely personal thoughts and therefore should be ignored by the system?


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