Performances evaluation and optimization of brain computer interface systems in a copy spelling task

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 207-216

  Bianchi, Luigi ^a,b   Quitadamo, Lucia Rita ^a   Garreffa, Girolamo ^b   Cardarilli, Gian Carlo ^a   Marciani, Maria Grazia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Assistive communication; Brain computer interface (BCI); Efficiency; Optimization; Performance

Indexed keywords

CONTROL; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); NETWORK PROTOCOLS; OPTIMIZATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TRANSDUCERS;

ASSISTIVE COMMUNICATION; LIMITATIONS; PERFORMANCE;

BRAIN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SPELLING; TRANSDUCER;

ALGORITHMS; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 34250768643     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2007.897024     Document Type: Article

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