Brain-computer interfaces: Military, neurosurgical, and ethical perspective

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1-6

  Kotchetkov, Ivan S ^a   Hwang, Brian Y ^a   Appelboom, Geoffrey ^a   Kellner, Christopher P ^a   Connolly Jr , E Sander ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Brain computer interface; Brain machine interface; Ethics; Military neurosurgeon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; COMMUNICATION AID; COMPUTER INTERFACE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ETHICS; FORECASTING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MACACA; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; MILITARY MEDICINE; NEUROSURGERY; PHYSIOLOGY; SELF HELP;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BRAIN; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MACACA MULATTA; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; MILITARY MEDICINE; NEUROSURGERY; SELF-HELP DEVICES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 77956161524     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.2.FOCUS1027     Document Type: Article

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