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A brain-computer interface to support functional recovery.
[locked-in syndrome]
Brain
-computer
interfaces
(
BCI
)
register
changes
in
brain
activity
and
utilize
this
to
control
computers
.
The
most
widely
used
method
is
based
on
registration
of
electrical
signals
from
the
cerebral
cortex
using
extracranially
placed
electrodes
also
called
electroencephalography
(
EEG
)
.
The
features
extracted
from
the
EEG
may
,
besides
controlling
the
computer
,
also
be
fed
back
to
the
patient
for
instance
as
visual
input
.
This
facilitates
a
learning
process
.
BCI
allow
us
to
utilize
brain
activity
in
the
rehabilitation
of
patients
after
stroke
.
The
activity
of
the
cerebral
cortex
varies
with
the
type
of
movement
we
imagine
,
and
by
letting
the
patient
know
the
type
of
brain
activity
best
associated
with
the
intended
movement
the
rehabilitation
process
may
be
faster
and
more
efficient
.
The
focus
of
BCI
utilization
in
medicine
has
changed
in
recent
years
.
While
we
previously
focused
on
devices
facilitating
communication
in
the
rather
few
patients
with
locked-
in
syndrome
,
much
interest
is
now
devoted
to
the
therapeutic
use
of
BCI
in
rehabilitation
.
For
this
latter
group
of
patients
,
the
device
is
not
intended
to
be
a
lifelong
assistive
companion
but
rather
a
'
teacher
'
during
the
rehabilitation
period
.