Workload measurement in a communication application operated through a P300-based brain-computer interface

Journal of Neural Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Riccio, A ^a,b   Leotta, F ^a,b   Bianchi, L ^a,c   Aloise, F ^a   Zickler, C ^d   Hoogerwerf, E J ^e   Kubler A ^d,f   Mattia, D ^a   Cincotti, F ^a  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^e Ausilioteca   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; NASA;

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; COMMUNICATION APPLICATION; PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES; SUBJECTIVE WORKLOAD; TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY-BASED; WORKLOAD MEASUREMENTS;

BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE;

ADULT; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION; WORKLOAD; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRAIN; COMMUNICATION AID; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONSUMER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EVOKED RESPONSE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BRAIN; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS, P300; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 79954475675     PISSN: 17412560     EISSN: 17412552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1741-2560/8/2/025028     Document Type: Article

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