Gaze-independent BCI-spelling using rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP)

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 901-908

  Acqualagna, Laura ^a   Blankertz, Benjamin ^a,b  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Bernstein Focus: Neurotechnology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain Computer Interfaces; ERPs; RSVP; Speller

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR; EVOKED RESPONSE; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID SERIAL VISUAL PRESENTATION; SPELLING; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; BRAIN; BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACES; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TIME FACTORS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876121845     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2012.12.050     Document Type: Article

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