Sensorimotor Rhythm Brain-Computer Interface Switch to Operate Assistive Technology

Sensorimotor Rhythm Brain-Computer Interface Switch to Operate Assistive Technology

The purpose of this research is to develop tools to help people who are paralyzed. These tools are called brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). BCIs would allow a person to use brain signals to operate technology. Specifically this project's goal is to design a BCI to operate a switch.

The investigators want to make a BCI that can be used to operate commercially available technologies for communication, environmental control or computer access. The BCI would replace a switch to let people operate these technologies without moving. However, investigators need people to test the BCI so they can determine how effective it is in replacing a switch.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 18 or older
• Able to read text on a computer screen
• Able to understand and remember instructions concerning participation

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unable to give informed consent
• Unable to understand and follow instructions
• Have abnormal tone or uncontrolled movements in the head-and-neck that would interfere with EEG recordings
• Known to have photosensitive epilepsy
• Open head lesions or sores