Exploring large virtual environments by thoughts using a brain-computer interface based on motor imagery and high-level commands

Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 54-70

  Lotte, Fabien ^a,b,c   van Langhenhove, Aurélien ^a,b,c   Lamarche, Fabrice ^a,d   Ernest, Thomas ^a,b,c   Renard, Yann ^a,b   Arnaldi, Bruno ^a,c   Lécuyer, Anatole ^a,b  

^a CAMPUS DE BEAULIEU   (France)

^b INRIA   (France)

^c INSA DE RENNES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

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EID: 77951721076     PISSN: 10547460     EISSN: 15313263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/pres.19.1.54     Document Type: Article

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