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10 - BCIs that Stimulate

from Part III - Major Types of BCIs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 October 2013

Rajesh P. N. Rao
Rajesh P. N. Rao
Affiliation:
University of Washington
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We have thus far focused on BCIs that record signals from the brain and transform those signals to a control signal for an external device. In this chapter, we reverse the direction of control and discuss BCIs that can be used to stimulate and control specific brain circuits. Some of these BCIs have made the transition from the lab to the clinic and are currently being used by human subjects, such as cochlear implants and deep brain stimulators (DBS), while others are still in experimental stages. We divide these BCIs broadly into two classes: BCIs for sensory restoration and BCIs for motor restoration. We also consider the possibility of sensory augmentation.

Restoring Hearing: Cochlear Implants

One of the most successful BCI devices to date is the cochlear implant for restoring or enabling hearing in the deaf. The implant is a good example of how one can convert knowledge of information processing in a neural system, in this case the cochlea, into building a working BCI that can benefit people.

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Brain-Computer Interfacing
An Introduction
 , pp. 210 - 220
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2013

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  • BCIs that Stimulate
  • Rajesh P. N. Rao, University of Washington
  • Book: Brain-Computer Interfacing
  • Online publication: 05 October 2013
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139032803.014
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  • BCIs that Stimulate
  • Rajesh P. N. Rao, University of Washington
  • Book: Brain-Computer Interfacing
  • Online publication: 05 October 2013
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139032803.014
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  • BCIs that Stimulate
  • Rajesh P. N. Rao, University of Washington
  • Book: Brain-Computer Interfacing
  • Online publication: 05 October 2013
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139032803.014
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