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Whatever Works: A Systematic User-Centered Training Protocol to Optimize Brain-Computer Interfacing Individually

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  • Elisabeth V C Friedrich
  • Christa Neuper
  • Reinhold Scherer

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This study implemented a systematic user-centered training protocol for a 4-class brain-computer interface (BCI). The goal was to optimize the BCI individually in order to achieve high performance within few sessions for all users. Eight able-bodied volunteers, who were initially naïve to the use of a BCI, participated in 10 sessions over a period of about 5 weeks. In an initial screening session, users were asked to perform the following seven mental tasks while multi-channel EEG was recorded: mental rotation, word association, auditory imagery, mental subtraction, spatial navigation, motor imagery of the left hand and motor imagery of both feet. Out of these seven mental tasks, the best 4-class combination as well as most reactive frequency band (between 8-30 Hz) was selected individually for online control. Classification was based on common spatial patterns and Fisher’s linear discriminant analysis. The number and time of classifier updates varied individually. Selection speed was increased by reducing trial length. To minimize differences in brain activity between sessions with and without feedback, sham feedback was provided in the screening and calibration runs in which usually no real-time feedback is shown. Selected task combinations and frequency ranges differed between users. The tasks that were included in the 4-class combination most often were (1) motor imagery of the left hand (2), one brain-teaser task (word association or mental subtraction) (3), mental rotation task and (4) one more dynamic imagery task (auditory imagery, spatial navigation, imagery of the feet). Participants achieved mean performances over sessions of 44-84% and peak performances in single-sessions of 58-93% in this user-centered 4-class BCI protocol. This protocol is highly adjustable to individual users and thus could increase the percentage of users who can gain and maintain BCI control. A high priority for future work is to examine this protocol with severely disabled users.

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  • Elisabeth V C Friedrich & Christa Neuper & Reinhold Scherer, 2013. "Whatever Works: A Systematic User-Centered Training Protocol to Optimize Brain-Computer Interfacing Individually," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(9), pages 1-1, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0076214
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076214
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    1. Reinhold Scherer & Josef Faller & Elisabeth V C Friedrich & Eloy Opisso & Ursula Costa & Andrea Kübler & Gernot R Müller-Putz, 2015. "Individually Adapted Imagery Improves Brain-Computer Interface Performance in End-Users with Disability," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(5), pages 1-14, May.
    2. Eduardo Quiles & Ferran Suay & Gemma Candela & Nayibe Chio & Manuel Jiménez & Leandro Álvarez-Kurogi, 2020. "Low-Cost Robotic Guide Based on a Motor Imagery Brain–Computer Interface for Arm Assisted Rehabilitation," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(3), pages 1-16, January.
    3. Josef Faller & Reinhold Scherer & Ursula Costa & Eloy Opisso & Josep Medina & Gernot R Müller-Putz, 2014. "A Co-Adaptive Brain-Computer Interface for End Users with Severe Motor Impairment," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(7), pages 1-10, July.

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