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ReviewFrontiers in human neuroscience2024

Comprehensive evaluation methods for translating BCI into practical applications: usability, user satisfaction and usage of online BCI systems.

He Pan, Peng Ding, Fan Wang, Tianwen Li, Lei Zhao, Wenya Nan, Yunfa Fu, Anmin Gong

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Review in Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

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  2. [Analysis of the constraints of inherent limitations on the capability boundaries of brain-computer interfaces and corresponding strategies].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 2026
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  6. [A scientific definition of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs): Essential components, fundamental characteristics, capability boundaries, and scope delimitation].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 2026
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  7. [A review of noninvasive brain-computer interfaces combined with transcranial electrical stimulation for neural rehabilitation].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 2026
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  9. [Ethical considerations for artificial intelligence-enhanced brain-computer interface].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 2025
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  10. [Evaluation methods for the rehabilitation efficacy of bidirectional closed-loop motor imagery brain-computer interface active rehabilitation training systems].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 2025
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  14. Editorial: Methods in brain-computer interfaces: 2023.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

He Pan *Faculty of Information Engineering and Automation, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China.
Peng Ding *Faculty of Information Engineering and Automation, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China.
Fan WangFaculty of Information Engineering and Automation, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China.
Tianwen LiBrain Cognition and Brain-Computer Intelligence Integration Group, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China.
Lei ZhaoBrain Cognition and Brain-Computer Intelligence Integration Group, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China.
Wenya NanDepartment of Psychology, School of Education, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Yunfa FuFaculty of Information Engineering and Automation, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China.
Anmin GongSchool of Information Engineering, Chinese People's Armed Police Force Engineering University, Xi'an, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although brain-computer interface (BCI) is considered a revolutionary advancement in human-computer interaction and has achieved significant progress, a considerable gap remains between the current technological capabilities and their practical applications. To promote the translation of BCI into practical applications, the gold standard for online evaluation for classification algorithms of BCI has been proposed in some studies. However, few studies have proposed a more comprehensive evaluation method for the entire online BCI system, and it has not yet received sufficient attention from the BCI research and development community. Therefore, the qualitative leap from analyzing and modeling for offline BCI data to the construction of online BCI systems and optimizing their performance is elaborated, and then user-centred is emphasized, and then the comprehensive evaluation methods for translating BCI into practical applications are detailed and reviewed in the article, including the evaluation of the usability (including effectiveness and efficiency of systems), the evaluation of the user satisfaction (including BCI-related aspects, etc.), and the evaluation of the usage (including the match between the system and user, etc.) of online BCI systems. Finally, the challenges faced in the evaluation of the usability and user satisfaction of online BCI systems, the efficacy of online BCI systems, and the integration of BCI and artificial intelligence (AI) and/or virtual reality (VR) and other technologies to enhance the intelligence and user experience of the system are discussed. It is expected that the evaluation methods for online BCI systems elaborated in this review will promote the translation of BCI into practical applications.

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analyzing and modeling for offline BCI dataonline BCI systemusability of BCI systemusage of BCI systemuser satisfaction of BCI system

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PMID38903409
PMCPMC11188342

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