Multisensory Stimulation and EEG Recording Below the Hair-Line: A New Paradigm on Brain Computer Interfaces.

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering : a Publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Luciano CarmonaVicente Mut

Abstract

To test the feasibility of implementing multisensory (auditory and visual) stimulation in combination with electrodes placed on non-hair positions to design more efficient and comfortable Brain-computer interfaces (BCI). Fifteen volunteers participated in the experiments. They were stimulated by visual, auditory and multisensory stimuli set at 37, 38, 39 and 40Hz and at different phases (0°, 90°, 180° and 270°). The electroencephalogram (EEG) was measured from Oz, T7, T8, Tp9 and Tp10 positions. To evaluate the amplitude of the visual and auditory evoked potentials, the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) was used and the accuracy of detection was calculated using canonical correlation analysis. Additionally, the volunteers were asked about the discomfort of each kind of stimulus. The multisensory stimulation allows for attaining higher SNR on every electrode. Non-hair (Tp9 and Tp10) positions attained SNR and accuracy similar to the ones obtained from occipital positions on visual stimulation. No significant difference was found on the discomfort produced by each kind of stimulation. The results demonstrated that multisensory stimulation can help in obtaining high amplitude steady-state evoked responses with a similar discomfort level...Continue Reading

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Aug 24, 2021·Frontiers in Neuroscience·Juzhe LiHao Yu

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