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ArticleJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2014

Enhancing brain-machine interface (BMI) control of a hand exoskeleton using electrooculography (EOG).

Matthias Witkowski, Mario Cortese, Marco Cempini, Jürgen Mellinger, Nicola Vitiello, Surjo R Soekadar

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Article in Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02336321 (Restoration of Daily-life Hand Function Using a Brain/Neural-Computer Interaction), which is not on this map. Cited by 26 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Restoration of Daily-life Hand Function Using a Brain/Neural-Computer Interaction (BNCI) System in Paralysis After Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity Hospital TuebingenRan2014 to 2015Enrolled6ConditionsSpinal Cord InjuryArmsBNCI controlled hand exoskeleton
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6 authors.

Matthias Witkowski
Mario Cortese
Marco Cempini
Jürgen Mellinger
Nicola Vitiello
Surjo R SoekadarApplied Neurotechnology Lab, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Tübingen, 72076, Tübingen, Germany. surjo@soekadar.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBrain-machine interfaces (BMIs) allow direct translation of electric, magnetic or metabolic brain signals into control commands of external devices such as robots, prostheses or exoskeletons. However, non-stationarity of brain signals and susceptibility to biological or environmental artifacts impede reliable control and safety of BMIs, particularly in daily life environments. Here we introduce and tested a novel hybrid brain-neural computer interaction (BNCI) system fusing electroencephalography (EEG) and electrooculography (EOG) to enhance reliability and safety of continuous hand exoskeleton-driven grasping motions.

findings12 healthy volunteers (8 male, mean age 28.1 ± 3.63y) used EEG (condition #1) and hybrid EEG/EOG (condition #2) signals to control a hand exoskeleton. Motor imagery-related brain activity was translated into exoskeleton-driven hand closing motions. Unintended motions could be interrupted by eye movement-related EOG signals. In order to evaluate BNCI control and safety, participants were instructed to follow a visual cue indicating either to move or not to move the hand exoskeleton in a random order. Movements exceeding 25% of a full grasping motion when the device was not supposed to be moved were defined as safety violation. While participants reached comparable control under both conditions, safety was frequently violated under condition #1 (EEG), but not under condition #2 (EEG/EOG).

conclusionEEG/EOG biosignal fusion can substantially enhance safety of assistive BNCI systems improving their applicability in daily life environments.

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Brain-Computer InterfacesExoskeleton DeviceAdultArtifactsBrainElectroencephalographyElectrooculographyEye MovementsFemaleHandHumansMaleMovementReproducibility of Results

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PMID25510922
PMCPMC4274709

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