“Thought”–control of functional electrical stimulation to restore hand grasp in a patient with tetraplegia
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The aim of the present study was to demonstrate the first time the non-invasive restoration of hand grasp function in a tetraplegic patient by electroencephalogram (EEG)-recording and functional electrical stimulation (FES) using surface electrodes. The patient was able to generate bursts of beta oscillations in the EEG by imagination of foot movement. These beta bursts were analyzed and classified by a brain-computer interface (BCI) and the output signal used to control a FES device. The patient was able to grasp a cylinder with the paralyzed hand.
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Subject learning in online MI BCI is most often hypothesized to occur "by default" in analogy to neurofeedback training.
“To begin with, subject learning in online MI BCI is most often hypothesized to occur “by default” in analogy to neurofeedback training [1,46,54,55].”
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- Authors
- Pfurtscheller, G., Müller, G. R., Pfurtscheller, J., Gerner, H. J., & Rupp, R.
- Affiliations
- Graz University of Technology (AT)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Pfurtscheller, Gert
- Venue
- Neuroscience Letters
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2003-11
- Volume
- 351
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 33-36
- ISSN
- 0304-3940 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2051097876
- Cited by
- 548
- References
- 13
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- FWCI
- 7.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Neuroscience Letters (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Rehabilitation › Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Keywords
- tetraplegia, functional electrical stimulation, beta oscillations, brain-computer interface, motor imagery, non-invasive brain-computer interface, surface electrodes, upper limb paralysis
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Electrodes, Electroencephalography, Electric Stimulation Therapy, Humans, Male, Movement, Quadriplegia, Hand Strength
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