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ReviewBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2023

fNIRS-EEG BCIs for Motor Rehabilitation: A Review.

Jianan Chen, Yunjia Xia, Xinkai Zhou, Ernesto Vidal Rosas, Alexander Thomas, Rui Loureiro, Robert J Cooper, Tom Carlson, Hubin Zhao

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Review in Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. [Emerging role of brain-computer interface in orthopedic rehabilitation and motor function restoration].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2026
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  12. [Prospects and technical challenges of non-invasive brain-computer interfaces in manned space missions].Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2025
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  16. Simultaneous Mental Fatigue and Mental Workload Assessment With Wearable High-Density Diffuse Optical Tomography.IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society · 2025
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  17. A Deep-Learning Empowered, Real-Time Processing Platform of fNIRS/DOT for Brain Computer Interfaces and Neurofeedback.IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Jianan ChenHUB of Intelligent Neuro-engineering (HUBIN), Aspire CREATe, IOMS, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London (UCL), Stanmore, London HA7 4LP, UK.
Yunjia XiaHUB of Intelligent Neuro-engineering (HUBIN), Aspire CREATe, IOMS, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London (UCL), Stanmore, London HA7 4LP, UK.ORCID 0009-0000-2768-6418
Xinkai ZhouHUB of Intelligent Neuro-engineering (HUBIN), Aspire CREATe, IOMS, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London (UCL), Stanmore, London HA7 4LP, UK.
Ernesto Vidal RosasDOT-HUB, Department of Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering, University College London (UCL), London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Alexander ThomasHUB of Intelligent Neuro-engineering (HUBIN), Aspire CREATe, IOMS, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London (UCL), Stanmore, London HA7 4LP, UK.
Rui LoureiroAspire CREATe, Department of Orthopaedics & Musculoskeletal Science, University College London (UCL), Stanmore, London HA7 4LP, UK.
Robert J CooperDOT-HUB, Department of Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering, University College London (UCL), London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Tom CarlsonAspire CREATe, Department of Orthopaedics & Musculoskeletal Science, University College London (UCL), Stanmore, London HA7 4LP, UK.
Hubin ZhaoHUB of Intelligent Neuro-engineering (HUBIN), Aspire CREATe, IOMS, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London (UCL), Stanmore, London HA7 4LP, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9408-4724

Funding

European Research Council 101099093Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Motor impairment has a profound impact on a significant number of individuals, leading to a substantial demand for rehabilitation services. Through brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), people with severe motor disabilities could have improved communication with others and control appropriately designed robotic prosthetics, so as to (at least partially) restore their motor abilities. BCI plays a pivotal role in promoting smoother communication and interactions between individuals with motor impairments and others. Moreover, they enable the direct control of assistive devices through brain signals. In particular, their most significant potential lies in the realm of motor rehabilitation, where BCIs can offer real-time feedback to assist users in their training and continuously monitor the brain's state throughout the entire rehabilitation process. Hybridization of different brain-sensing modalities, especially functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) and electroencephalography (EEG), has shown great potential in the creation of BCIs for rehabilitating the motor-impaired populations. EEG, as a well-established methodology, can be combined with fNIRS to compensate for the inherent disadvantages and achieve higher temporal and spatial resolution. This paper reviews the recent works in hybrid fNIRS-EEG BCIs for motor rehabilitation, emphasizing the methodologies that utilized motor imagery. An overview of the BCI system and its key components was introduced, followed by an introduction to various devices, strengths and weaknesses of different signal processing techniques, and applications in neuroscience and clinical contexts. The review concludes by discussing the possible challenges and opportunities for future development.

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brain–computer interfaceelectroencephalographyfunctional near-infrared spectroscopymotor imagerymotor rehabilitationmultimodal

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PMID38135985
PMCPMC10740927

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