Effects of resting heart rate variability on performance in the P300 brain-computer interface

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 336-341

  Kaufmann, Tobias ^a   Vögele, Claus ^b   Sütterlin, Stefan ^b,c   Lukito, Steve ^d   Kübler, Andrea ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain computer interface; Cardiac autonomic regulation; Executive function; Heart rate variability; P300 BCI

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; REST; TASK PERFORMANCE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS, P300; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REST; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859161625     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2011.11.018     Document Type: Article

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