A Comparison of Two Spelling Brain-Computer Interfaces Based on Visual P3 and SSVEP in Locked-In Syndrome

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Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Combaz, Adrien ^a   Chatelle, Camille ^b   Robben, Arne ^a   Vanhoof, Gertie ^c   Goeleven, Ann ^c   Thijs, Vincent ^c,d   Van Hulle, Marc M ^a   Laureys, Steven ^b,e  

^a KU LEUVEN UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCKED IN SYNDROME; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; QUALITY OF LIFE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STEADY STATE VISUALLY EVOKED POTENTIALS; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL P3 EVOKED POTENTIAL; WORKLOAD;

BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACES; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84884550352     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073691     Document Type: Article

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