General information

The Brain-Computer Interface research area is a fast expanding field in the world of biomedical engineering. BCIs have been developed during the last years for people with severe disabilities to improve their quality of life. Applications of BCI systems comprise the restoration of movements, communication and environmental control. However, recently BCI applications have been also used in different research areas e.g. in the field of virtual reality.

We invite you to this BCI Workshop on March 21th 2009. It is a satelite event at the CNS 2009 in San Francisco. This afternoon should give you the chance to create your own BCI experiment and to learn more about the fascinating world of Brain-Computer Interface.

Main topic

- definition of a brain computer interface
- the EEG, non-invasive recording of brain activity
- assets and drawbacks of EEG-based BCI
- BCI approaches: the slow cortical potentials
- BCI approaches: oscillatory activity, alpha-, mu- and beta rhythms
- BCI approaches: steady-state evoked potentials
- BCI approaches: the P-300 approach
- limits of speed and accuracy with EEG-based BCI applications
- introduction to required hard- and software
- practical introduction: electrode montage, EEG recording
- life BCI-experiment with volunteer subject(s)
- videos: examples of BCI applications
- discussion

Speaker

Gunther Krausz, Mag, g.tec medical engineering GmbH, Austria
Peter Brunner, Ph.D., BCI2000 Group, Wadsworth Center, Albany, NY