DocumentCode :
1531867
Title :
All in the mind [Control Thought/Mind]
Author :
Richards, G.
Volume :
4
Issue :
16
fYear :
2009
Firstpage :
44
Lastpage :
47
Abstract :
This article discusses brain-computer interfaces that are designed initially to help people who have lost control of their limbs but whose neurons responsible for these motor functions are still active, the system includes a silicon-array sensor a few millimetres square containing about 100 electrodes implanted in the brain´s motor cortex. The electrodes are wired to a pedestal mounted through the skull, and the pedestal is connected by a cable to a computer.This research falls across the three principal methods of measuring brain activity - noninvasive BCI, using electrodes placed separately on the scalp; partially invasive, via an electrode grid that sits inside the skull but on the surface of the brain; and invasive, where the grid is implanted into the grey matter itself.
Keywords :
biomedical electrodes; electroencephalography; handicapped aids; medical control systems; neurophysiology; prosthetics; brain motor cortex; brain-computer interfaces; electrodes; grey matter; implant; limb control; motor functions; neurons; silicon-array sensor;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Engineering & Technology
Publisher :
iet
ISSN :
1750-9637
Type :
jour
Filename :
5305903
Link To Document :
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