A self-paced and calibration-less SSVEP-based brain-computer interface speller

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 127-133

  Cecotti, Hubert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain x2013; computer interface (BCI); Electro encephalogram (EEG); Signal processing; Speller; Steady state visual evoked potential (SSVEP)

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE SPEED; COMPUTER INTERFACES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM SIGNALS; HEALTHY SUBJECTS; INFORMATION TRANSFER RATE; NEURAL ACTIVITY; OUTPUT CHANNELS; PRIOR EXPERIENCE; SELECTION BASED; SPELLER; STEADY-STATE VISUAL EVOKED POTENTIALS; VOLUNTARY CONTROLS;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; DECISION TREES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); SIGNAL PROCESSING;

BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRAIN; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DECISION TREE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BRAIN; COMMUNICATION; DECISION TREES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 77951888816     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2009.2039594     Document Type: Article

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