Brain-computer interface controlled gaming: Evaluation of usability by severely motor restricted end-users

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 111-120

  Holz, Elisa Mira ^a   Höhne, Johannes ^b   Staiger Sälzer, Pit ^c   Tangermann, Michael ^d   Kübler, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Beratungsstelle für Unterstützte Kommunikation ^*  (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Brain computer interface; Evaluation; Sensorimotor rhythm; Usability; User centred design

Indexed keywords

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; SENSORIMOTOR RHYTHM; USABILITY; USER CENTRED DESIGN;

EFFICIENCY; EYE MOVEMENTS;

BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRODE; GEL; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; QUADRIPLEGIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECREATION; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; WORKLOAD;

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACE; EVALUATION; SENSORIMOTOR RHYTHM; USABILITY; USER-CENTRED DESIGN;

BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARALYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84886784488     PISSN: 09333657     EISSN: 18732860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.artmed.2013.08.001     Document Type: Article

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