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BCI: Technologies and Applications Review and Toolkit Proposal

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Multimedia Communications, Services and Security (MCSS 2022)

Part of the book series: Communications in Computer and Information Science ((CCIS,volume 1689))

Abstract

A typical example of a Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) is a system that allows a person to move a ball displayed on a computer screen to the left or to the right, simply by imagining the movement of the left or right hand, respectively. Since the term Brain-Computer Interface was coined in 1973, the interest and efforts in this field have grown tremendously and there are now thought to be several hundred laboratories worldwide developing research in this topic. This paper aims at summarizing its resulting knowledge in a way that allows for a quick and clear consultation, highlighting the research lines, technologies and the most relevant cases of applications, so that policy makers, professionals and consumers can make effective use of the findings. With this in mind, a Brain-Computer Interface toolkit is proposed with a focus on different target audiences (e.g., children, seniors, people with intellectual disabilities) that can take advantage of this resource and promote an independent life routine.

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    Electromyogram.

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    Heart rate.

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    Cerebral Vascular Accident.

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    Electroencephalogram.

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    Electrocardiogram.

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This work was supported by the RD Project “Continental Factory of Future, (CONTINENTAL FoF) / POCI-01- 0247-FEDER-047512”, financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), through the Program “Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização (POCI) / PORTUGAL 2020”, under the management of AICEP Portugal Global – Trade Investment Agency.

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    Tânia Rocha, Diana Carvalho, Pedro Letra, Arsénio Reis & João Barroso

  2. INESC TEC, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal

    Tânia Rocha, Diana Carvalho, Arsénio Reis & João Barroso

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Rocha, T., Carvalho, D., Letra, P., Reis, A., Barroso, J. (2022). BCI: Technologies and Applications Review and Toolkit Proposal. In: Dziech, A., Mees, W., Niemiec, M. (eds) Multimedia Communications, Services and Security. MCSS 2022. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1689. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20215-5_11

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