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ReviewBrain sciences2015

The Human Factors and Ergonomics of P300-Based Brain-Computer Interfaces.

J Clark Powers, Kateryna Bieliaieva, Shuohao Wu, Chang S Nam

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Review in Brain sciences, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. Filter bank temporally delayed CCA for uncalibrated SSVEP-BCI.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2025
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  7. [An emerging major: brain-computer interface major].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 2024
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  16. EEG-Based Brain-Computer Interfaces.Current opinion in biomedical engineering · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

J Clark PowersDepartment of English, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA. jcpower2@ncsu.edu.
Kateryna BieliaievaDepartment of English, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA. kbielia@ncsu.edu.
Shuohao WuFitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA. swu6@ncsu.edu.
Chang S NamFitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA. csnam@ncsu.edu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Individuals with severe neuromuscular impairments face many challenges in communication and manipulation of the environment. Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) show promise in presenting real-world applications that can provide such individuals with the means to interact with the world using only brain waves. Although there has been a growing body of research in recent years, much relates only to technology, and not to technology in use-i.e., real-world assistive technology employed by users. This review examined the literature to highlight studies that implicate the human factors and ergonomics (HFE) of P300-based BCIs. We assessed 21 studies on three topics to speak directly to improving the HFE of these systems: (1) alternative signal evocation methods within the oddball paradigm; (2) environmental interventions to improve user performance and satisfaction within the constraints of current BCI systems; and (3) measures and methods of measuring user acceptance. We found that HFE is central to the performance of P300-based BCI systems, although researchers do not often make explicit this connection. Incorporation of measures of user acceptance and rigorous usability evaluations, increased engagement of disabled users as test participants, and greater realism in testing will help progress the advancement of P300-based BCI systems in assistive applications.

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assistive technologybrain-computer interfacehuman factors and ergonomicsoddballP300user acceptance

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PMID26266424
PMCPMC4588142

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