Sensor Technology -- The Biotic-Abiotic Interface -- BMI/BCI Modeling and Signal Processing -- Hardware Implementation -- Functional Electrical Stimulation and Rehabilitation Applications of BCIs -- Noninvasive Communication Systems -- Cognitive and Emotional Neuroprostheses -- Research Organization-Funding, Translation-Commercialization, and Education-Training Issues
Summary
Brain-computer interface (BCI) research deals with establishing communication pathways between the brain and external devices where such pathways do not otherwise exist. Throughout the world, such research is surprisingly extensive and expanding. BCI research is rapidly approaching a level of first-generation medical practice for use by individuals whose neural pathways are damaged, and use of BCI technologies is accelerating rapidly in nonmedical arenas of commerce as well, particularly in the gaming, automotive, and robotics industries. The technologies used for BCI purposes are cutting-edge
