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ReviewNature reviews. Neurology2016

Brain-computer interfaces for communication and rehabilitation.

Ujwal Chaudhary, Niels Birbaumer, Ander Ramos-Murguialday

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Review in Nature reviews. Neurology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT04704427 (Rehabilitative BCI for Lower Limb Function Recovery in Acute Ischemic Stroke), which is not on this map. Cited by 235 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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235citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT04704427 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Rehabilitative BCI for Lower Limb Function Recovery in Acute Ischemic Stroke

TypeinterventionalSponsorXuanwu Hospital, BeijingRan2021 to 2021Enrolled40ConditionsStroke, AcuteArmsNon-invasive BCI training, Traditional Physiotherapy protocol
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

235 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 888 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ujwal ChaudharyInstitute of Medical Psychology and Behavioural Neurobiology, University of Tübingen, Silcherstrasse 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
Niels BirbaumerInstitute of Medical Psychology and Behavioural Neurobiology, University of Tübingen, Silcherstrasse 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
Ander Ramos-MurguialdayInstitute of Medical Psychology and Behavioural Neurobiology, University of Tübingen, Silcherstrasse 5, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
University of Tübingen · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) use brain activity to control external devices, thereby enabling severely disabled patients to interact with the environment. A variety of invasive and noninvasive techniques for controlling BCIs have been explored, most notably EEG, and more recently, near-infrared spectroscopy. Assistive BCIs are designed to enable paralyzed patients to communicate or control external robotic devices, such as prosthetics; rehabilitative BCIs are designed to facilitate recovery of neural function. In this Review, we provide an overview of the development of BCIs and the current technology available before discussing experimental and clinical studies of BCIs. We first consider the use of BCIs for communication in patients who are paralyzed, particularly those with locked-in syndrome or complete locked-in syndrome as a result of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. We then discuss the use of BCIs for motor rehabilitation after severe stroke and spinal cord injury. We also describe the possible neurophysiological and learning mechanisms that underlie the clinical efficacy of BCIs.

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Brain-Computer InterfacesCommunication Devices for People with DisabilitiesElectroencephalographyHumansNervous System Diseases

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PMID27539560
OpenAlexW2509948470

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