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ReviewAnnals of translational medicine2020

The combination of brain-computer interfaces and artificial intelligence: applications and challenges.

Xiayin Zhang, Ziyue Ma, Huaijin Zheng, Tongkeng Li, Kexin Chen, Xun Wang, Chenting Liu, Linxi Xu, Xiaohang Wu, Duoru Lin and 1 more

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Review in Annals of translational medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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39citing papers in PubMed
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 113 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiayin ZhangState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Ziyue MaZhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Huaijin ZhengZhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Tongkeng LiZhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Kexin ChenZhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Xun WangState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Chenting LiuZhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Linxi XuZhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaohang WuState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Duoru LinState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Haotian LinState Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have shown great prospects as real-time bidirectional links between living brains and actuators. Artificial intelligence (AI), which can advance the analysis and decoding of neural activity, has turbocharged the field of BCIs. Over the past decade, a wide range of BCI applications with AI assistance have emerged. These "smart" BCIs including motor and sensory BCIs have shown notable clinical success, improved the quality of paralyzed patients' lives, expanded the athletic ability of common people and accelerated the evolution of robots and neurophysiological discoveries. However, despite technological improvements, challenges remain with regard to the long training periods, real-time feedback, and monitoring of BCIs. In this article, the authors review the current state of AI as applied to BCIs and describe advances in BCI applications, their challenges and where they could be headed in the future.

Indexed as

artificial intelligence (AI)Brain-computer interface (BCI)computational neuroscienceencoding and decodingmachine learningprosthesis

Identifiers

PMID32617332
PMCPMC7327323
OpenAlexW2994875547

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