Clinical Applications of Brain—Computer Interfaces: Current State and Future Prospects

IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 187-199

  Mak, Joseph N ^a   Wolpaw, Jonathan R ^a  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Augmentative communication; brain computer interface (BCI); conditioning; electroencephalography (EEG); mu rhythm; P300; rehabilitation; sensorimotor cortex

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008047811     PISSN: 19373333     EISSN: 19411189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/RBME.2009.2035356     Document Type: Article

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