Performance of the Emotiv Epoc headset for P300-based applications

BioMedical Engineering Online

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Duvinage, Matthieu ^a   Castermans, Thierry ^a   Petieau, Mathieu ^b   Hoellinger, Thomas ^b   Cheron, Guy ^b   Dutoit, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brain computer interfaces; Emotiv Epoc headset; Gait; Hardware comparative study; Low cost; P300

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE; COSTS; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); RESEARCH;

EMOTIV EPOC; GAIT; HARDWARE COMPARATIVE STUDIES; LOW-COST; P300;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ECONOMICS; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HEAD; HUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACES; CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HEAD; HUMANS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84880368291     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1475925X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-925X-12-56     Document Type: Article

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