Forthcoming events

Research talk by Brendan Allison < Institute of Automation, University of Bremen, Germany.
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Date: 16th. January 2009
Time: 15:00h
Place: Salon de Juntas, Edificio Ponent, 2nd building, Ground floor

Title: New BCI Applications and User Groups

BCI research has focused primarily on providing communication to persons who have motor disabilities so severe that they cannot communicate through other means.
This is beginning to change. There are now patients who use BCIs as their primary means of communication even though they are capable of using other interfaces. Some companies advertise BCIs for gamers or other physically healthy users who might enjoy BCIs for novelty, supplemental control, convenience, or other reasons.
Further, recent work has shown that BCIs might be effective tools for rehabilitation of different disorders. For example, Prof. Pineda and colleagues at the University of California, San Diego recently demonstrated a BCI system that can reduce symptoms of autism. Birbaumer and colleagues at the University of Tuebingen have discussed BCIs aimed at treating stroke, addiction, and emotional disorders.
This talk will describe some of these new BCIs and the technologies responsible for them, introduce the mechanics of these emerging BCI paradigm shifts, and discuss critical challenges.