The Elusive Goal of BCI-based Communication with CLIS-ALS Patients

The Elusive Goal of BCI-based Communication with CLIS-ALS Patients

Abstract

I review efforts to establish communication with completely locked-in patients in the late stage of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis through brain-computer interfacing, and discuss potential explanations for the apparent inability of this patient group to make use of a brain-computer interface. In particular, I argue that disease progression in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is accompanied by a broad range of neurophysiological- and cognitive changes, which must be taken into account when designing brain-computer interfaces for this patient group.

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Authors
  • Grosse-Wentrup, Moritz
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Paper in Conference Proceedings or in Workshop Proceedings (Paper)
Event Title
The 7th International Winter Conference on Brain-Computer Interface (BCI2019)
Divisions
Neuroinformatics
Event Location
Gang'weondo, South Korea
Event Type
Conference
Event Dates
18.-20.2.2019
Date
19 February 2019
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