On the feasibility of using motor imagery EEG-based brain-computer interface in chronic tetraplegics for assistive robotic arm control: A clinical test and long-term post-trial follow-up

Spinal Cord

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 599-608

  Onose, G ^a   Grozea, C ^b   Anghelescu, A ^a   Daia, C ^a   Sinescu, C J ^a   Ciurea, A V ^a   Spircu, T ^a   Mirea, A ^a   Andone, I ^a   Spanu A ^a   Popescu, C ^a   Mihaescu A S ^a   Fazli, S ^c   Danoczy M ^c   Popescu, F ^b  

^a CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b FRAUNHOFER FIRST   (Germany)

^c TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

brain computer machine interface; electroencephalogram; mechatronic robotic arm device; quality of life; spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGERY; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROBOTICS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACES; CALIBRATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; ROBOTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864648006     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2012.14     Document Type: Article

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