BNCI systems as a potential assistive technology: Ethical issues and participatory research in the BrainAble project

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 41-47

  Carmichael, Clare ^a,b   Carmichael, Patrick ^c  

^a IBM   (United States)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Brain computer interfaces; Brain neuronal computer interfaces; Participatory research; Research ethics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DISABLED PERSON; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PERSONHOOD; RESEARCH ETHICS; SELF HELP;

DISABLED PERSONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ETHICS, RESEARCH; HUMANS; PERSONHOOD; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF-HELP DEVICES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84890636513     PISSN: 17483107     EISSN: 17483115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17483107.2013.867372     Document Type: Article

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