Prototype Hardware Design for Brain Computer Interface Applications

2009-01-01
Erdogan, Balkar
Akinci, Berna
Acar, Erman
Usakli, Ali Buelent
Gençer, Nevzat Güneri
Brain Computer Interface (BCI) is an alternative communication pathway between the human brain and outside world in which only the brain activity is interpreted in a special way. These systems are based on the electrical activity of the brain that can be measured via Electroencephalography (EEG) devices. BCI enables people with severe motor disorders (like ALS) to communicate with their environment or control a wheelchair for their movement by using the EEG signals. In this study, a prototype data acquisiton and processing system for BCI applications is designed. The study is under development and some EEG records on active electrodes are promising.
14th National Biomedical Engineering Meeting

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Citation Formats
B. Erdogan, B. Akinci, E. Acar, A. B. Usakli, and N. G. Gençer, “Prototype Hardware Design for Brain Computer Interface Applications,” presented at the 14th National Biomedical Engineering Meeting, İzmir, Türkiye, 2009, Accessed: 00, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/100759.