BBCI - Skills

IN CONSTRUCTION

Here, we list references that each member of the BBCI should know, and skills and knowledge that everybody should have.

Literature - General BCI

BCI Overview

Kübler A, Müller KR, An introducton to brain computer interfacing, in Toward Brain-Computer Interfacing, MIT press, 2007 pdf.
Wolpaw JR, Birbaumer N, McFarland DJ, Pfurtscheller G, Vaughan TM. Brain-computer interfaces for communication and control. Clin Neurophysiol, 113:767-791, 2002. pdf.

ERD/ERS

Pfurtscheller G, Lopes da Silva FH. Event-related EEG/MEG synchronization and desynchronization: basic principles. Clin Neurophysiol, 110(11):1842-1857, Nov 1999 pdf.

ERPs (suggestions for better/other references?)

Patel SH, Azzam PN, Characterization of N200 and P300: Selected Studies of the Event-Related Potential. Int J Medical Sciences 2(4):147-154, 2005 pdf.

Techniques

Blankertz B, Lemm S, Treder MS, Haufe S, Müller KR, Single-trial analysis and classification of ERP components - a tutorial, NeuroImage, in press. pdf
Blankertz B, Tomioka R, Lemm S, Kawanabe M, Müller KR. Optimizing spatial filters for robust EEG single-trial analysis. IEEE Signal Proc Magazine, 25(1):41-56, 2008. pdf
Lemm S, Dickhaus T, Blankertz B, Müller KR. Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition in Computational Neuroscience - a Review, NeuroImage, in press pdf
Parra LC, Spence CD, Gerson AD, Sajda P. Recipes for the linear analysis of EEG. NeuroImage, 28(2):326-341, 2005. pdf
Parra LC, Christoforou C, Gerson AD, Dyrholm M, Luo A, Wagner M, Philastides M, Sajda P. Spatiotemporal Linear Decoding of Brain State. IEEE Signal Proc Magazine, 25(1): 107-115, 2008. pdf

Approach of Co-adaptive Calibration

Vidaurre C, Sannelli C, Müller KR, Blankertz B, Machine-Learning Based Co-adaptive Calibration, Neural Comput, in press pdf.

Mental Typewriter Hex-o-Spell

Williamson J, Murray-Smith R, Blankertz B, Krauledat M, Müller KR, Designing for uncertain, asymmetric control: Interaction design for brain-computer interfaces. Int J Hum Comput Stud, 67(10):827-841, 2009 pdf

Spatial Auditory Speller

Schreuder M, Blankertz B, Tangermann M, A New Auditory Multi-class Brain-Computer Interface Paradigm: Spatial Hearing as an Informative Cue, PLoS ONE, 5(4):e9813, 2010 link.

Matrix Speller and the Role of Eye Gaze

Treder MS, Blankertz B, (C)overt attention and visual speller design in an ERP-based brain-computer interface, Behav Brain Funct, 6:28, 2010 link.

Visual ERP-Speller Independent from Gaze

Treder MS, Schmidt NM, Blankertz B, Gaze-independent high-accuracy brain-computer interfaces based on covert attention and feature attention, In Preparation.

Operant Conditioning of Slow Cortical Potentials (SCPs)

Kübler A, Kotchoubey B, Hinterberger T, Ghanayim N, Perelmouter J, Schauer M, Fritsch C, Taub E, Birbaumer N. The thought translation device: a neurophysiological approach to communication in total motor paralysis. Exp Brain Res 124(2):223-32, 1999 pdf.

Steady State Visual Evoked Potentials

Original Publication: Vidal JJ. Toward direct brain-computer communication. Annu Rev Biophys, 2:157-180, 1973. pdf
The Chinese Champions: Cheng M, Gao X, Gao S, Xu D. Design and implementation of a brain-computer interface with high transfer rates. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2002 Oct;49(10):1181-6 pdf.
Independent of Eye Gaze (1): Allison BZ, McFarland DJ, Schalk G, Zheng SD, Jackson MM, Wolpaw JR. Towards an independent brain-computer interface using steady state visual evoked potentials. Clin Neurophysiol 119(2):399-408, 2008.
Independent of Eye Gaze (2): Zhang D, Maye A, Gao X, Hong B, Engel AK, Gao S. An independent brain-computer interface using covert non-spatial visual selective attention. J Neural Eng 2010 Feb;7(1):16010 pdf.

Matrix Speller (ERP-based)

Farwell LA, Donchin E. Talking off the top of your head: toward a mental prosthesis utilizing event-related brain potentials. Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol, 70:510-523, 1988 pdf.

Modulation of Sensorimotor Rythms (SMRs)

Motor Imagery: Guger C, Ramoser H, Pfurtscheller G. Real-time EEG analysis with subject-specific spatial patterns for a brain-computer interface (BCI). IEEE Trans Rehabil Eng 2000 Dec;8(4):447-56 pdf.
Motor Imagery & Operant Learning: Wolpaw JR, McFarland DJ, Vaughan TM. Brain-computer interface research at the Wadsworth Center. IEEE Trans Rehab Eng, 8(2):222-226, 2000 pdf.
2D Cursor Control: Wolpaw JR, McFarland DJ. Control of a two-dimensional movement signal by a noninvasive brain-computer interface in humans. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 101(51):17849-17854, 2004. pdf
Note: 2D BCI control was already achieved in 1994, see Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol. 1994 abstract.

BCI I-III: [w/Charite]
AUGCOG: [w/Charite, Daimler] Quantification of 'mental workload' during (real!) car driving on a highway. One possible application is the usage in the development of novel car features: In test drivers, it may be verified that devices, like navigation systems, do not increase the mental workload during driving. For more details, see pdf
FaSor: [w/Charite, Daimler, Brain Products]
Vital-BCI: [w/U Würzburg]
brain@work: [w/Charite, Siemens, Daimler]
TOBI:
BFNT-A1: [w/Charite]
BFNT-A3: [w/Charite, T-Labs]
BFNT-B4: [w/BNIC,Charite]

To be added: Links to certain 'case analyses' of the toolbox documentation (which does not exist yet).