Mind-focus onset of the physically challenged

This study seeks to compare mental focus onset levels between physically abled and disabled people. Forty subjects from each group were given a concentration-intensive task in the form of an iPhone game, while their brain activities were recorded using Electroencephalography (EEG). Attention levels were monitored through EEG data extracted from the pre-frontal cortical location. Attention shifts from low to high attention levels correlating with task-onset periods were analyzed. Results show no significant difference in attention shifts between physically abled and disabled subjects. The results of this study provide evidence that brain-focus abilities of the physically disabled are comparable with people without disabilities. This study also helps in supporting greater credibility of assistive brain-computer-interface technology research on normal subjects as proxy.