Brain Computer Interface Control of a Robotic Device
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Healthy Studies |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 64 |
| Updated: | 1/20/2018 |
| Start Date: | March 2014 |
| End Date: | March 13, 2016 |
Noninvasive Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) have been used to control a number of virtual
and physical objects through the voluntary modulation of brain rhythms. Current issues with
noninvasive BCIs include exhausting motor imagery tasks and long training times required to
achieve competent control. The investigators will address these issues within this protocol,
examining new approaches to reduce the effort required by subjects to control a physical
object in the task.
The PI's hypothesis is: Control of a physical robotic device will increase the performance of
subjects in BCI tasks that are analogous to virtual tasks due to greater engagement with a
physical output.
and physical objects through the voluntary modulation of brain rhythms. Current issues with
noninvasive BCIs include exhausting motor imagery tasks and long training times required to
achieve competent control. The investigators will address these issues within this protocol,
examining new approaches to reduce the effort required by subjects to control a physical
object in the task.
The PI's hypothesis is: Control of a physical robotic device will increase the performance of
subjects in BCI tasks that are analogous to virtual tasks due to greater engagement with a
physical output.
Subjects will be recruited to participate in controlling a physical robotic device such as a
quadcopter or a robotic arm using imagination of movement or other activities as detected by
brain waves that can be used to control a robotic device.
The subjects will be able to observe the controlling of a robotics device using one's thought
and participate in multiple sessions to learn the skills to better control such a device.
quadcopter or a robotic arm using imagination of movement or other activities as detected by
brain waves that can be used to control a robotic device.
The subjects will be able to observe the controlling of a robotics device using one's thought
and participate in multiple sessions to learn the skills to better control such a device.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects for this study will be healthy, English speaking adult volunteers (18-64
years old).
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of neurological deficit or traumatic brain injury.
We found this trial at
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Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
Principal Investigator: Bin He, PhD
Phone: 612-625-1082
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