Exploration of the brain for optimal placement of BCI implants in paralyzed people

Author

Ramsey, Nicolas F.

Author_Institution

Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, Univ. Med. Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

fYear

2014

fDate

17-19 Feb. 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

Modern tools in human neuroscience provide valuable new ideas for Brain-Computer Interface solutions for paralyzed people. With the increasing interest in brain implants, a more detailed knowledge of the topographical organization is needed. Research with implants is severely limited to only experimental BCI implants or patients with electrodes implanted for diagnostic purposes, hence alternative methods for research are urgently needed. We have shown that fMRI conducted with a 7 Tesla human MRI scanner, can fulfill the role of non-invasive research tool for new approaches in BCI. In this paper I discuss what 7T fMRI can reveal and present several examples of new insights relevant for BCI.

Keywords

bioelectric phenomena; biomedical MRI; biomedical electrodes; brain-computer interfaces; handicapped aids; neurophysiology; ECoG; brain; brain-computer interface; electrocorticography; electrodes; fMRI; human MRI scanner; human neuroscience; magnetic flux density 7 T; optimal BCI implant placement; paralyzed people; Accuracy; Decoding; Electrodes; Implants; Magnetic resonance imaging; Robots; Visualization; BCI; ECoG; brain function decoding; fMRI;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Brain-Computer Interface (BCI), 2014 International Winter Workshop on

Conference_Location

Jeongsun-kun

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/iww-BCI.2014.6782543

Filename

6782543