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Non-Invasive Brain-Computer Interface for Virtual Object Control

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02071485

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Brief summary

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A brain-computer interface (BCI) is a system that provides a separate output pathway for neurological signals whereby they can be interpreted to determine the user's intended cognitive action. Utilizing EEG-based sensorimotor rhythms (SMRs) generated in the motor cortex has allowed subjects to control virtual computer cursors in up to three dimensions by simply imagining the movement of a specified body part. Nevertheless, the scalp EEG signals are smeared by the volume conduction effect and measurement noise. The overall hypothesis of this study is that EEG-based virtual object control may help reveal optimal motor imagination tasks best used in a BCI. The PI's hypotheses include: (1) The use of advanced signal processing techniques will better reveal characteristics of EEG signals that represent the underlying motor cognitive function of the subject; (2) BCI systems based on SMR generated using motor imaginations will allow effective control of a virtual object in real time; (3) EEG imaging techniques will provide insight into the areas of cortical activation during a motor imagery task that can be utilized to increase the spatial resolution of non-invasive BCI's.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02071485
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Observational
Phase
Not listed
Lead sponsor
University of Minnesota
Other
Enrollment
205 participants

Conditions and interventions

Conditions

Interventions

Not listed

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 64 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers

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Study timeline

Start date
Feb 28, 2014
Primary completion
Jan 7, 2018
Completion
Jan 7, 2018
Last update posted
Jan 17, 2018

2014 – 2018

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Nils Hasselmo Hall at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities campus Minneapolis Minnesota 55455

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