Visual ERP-based brain–computer interface use with severe physical, speech and eye movement impairments: case studies
Arne Van Den Kerchove, Juliette Meunier, Marie de Moura, Alixe Willemssens, Dorien Geeurickx, Edward Schiettecatte, Philip Van Damme, Hakim Si-Mohammed, François Cabestaing, Etienne Allart, Marc M. Van Hulle · 2025
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Arne Van Den Kerchove and ten co-authors test a brain-computer interface for people who can barely move or speak in a 2025 case study. Such systems read brain waves as a user watches for a rare target item, letting them pick letters or commands. When eye control is also weak, though, aim and focus suffer, and it was unclear how much the tool still helps.
Seven users with varied eye control tried three setups: gaze on the target, gaze fixed at screen center, and free gaze. Fixing gaze at the center hurt accuracy, while free gaze matched direct gaze for some users. Training the reader on direct-gaze data also helped those with poor control. The authors urge flexible decoding for this group.
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| CREATOR | Arne Van Den Kerchove, Juliette Meunier, Marie de Moura, Alixe Willemssens, Dorien Geeurickx, Edward Schiettecatte, Philip Van Damme, Hakim Si-Mohammed, François Cabestaing, Etienne Allart, Marc M. Van Hulle |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 56 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |