| Autor: |
Münßinger JI; Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tübingen Tübingen, Germany., Halder S, Kleih SC, Furdea A, Raco V, Hösle A, Kübler A |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Frontiers in neuroscience [Front Neurosci] 2010 Nov 22; Vol. 4, pp. 182. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 Nov 22 (Print Publication: 2010). |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fnins.2010.00182 |
| Abstrakt: |
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) enable paralyzed patients to communicate; however, up to date, no creative expression was possible. The current study investigated the accuracy and user-friendliness of P300-Brain Painting, a new BCI application developed to paint pictures using brain activity only. Two different versions of the P300-Brain Painting application were tested: A colored matrix tested by a group of ALS-patients (n = 3) and healthy participants (n = 10), and a black and white matrix tested by healthy participants (n = 10). The three ALS-patients achieved high accuracies; two of them reaching above 89% accuracy. In healthy subjects, a comparison between the P300-Brain Painting application (colored matrix) and the P300-Spelling application revealed significantly lower accuracy and P300 amplitudes for the P300-Brain Painting application. This drop in accuracy and P300 amplitudes was not found when comparing the P300-Spelling application to an adapted, black and white matrix of the P300-Brain Painting application. By employing a black and white matrix, the accuracy of the P300-Brain Painting application was significantly enhanced and reached the accuracy of the P300-Spelling application. ALS-patients greatly enjoyed P300-Brain Painting and were able to use the application with the same accuracy as healthy subjects. P300-Brain Painting enables paralyzed patients to express themselves creatively and to participate in the prolific society through exhibitions. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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