Brain Machine Interfaces : technology status, applications and the way to the future
conference paper
Brain Machine Interfaces (BMIs) enable direct communication between the brain or nervous system and a machine without involving the sensory-motor system. BMIs are an embryonic technology and remarkable accomplishments have recently been reported. BMIs have a high potential and possibly an enormous impact on society, and may evoke a revolution in the way we interact with computers.
If we look at the Human Factors and Ergonomics communitys position in the BMI field, we do not have a meaningful track record yet. However, the thesis of this paper is that we as a community are in a good position to (1) facilitate a broadening of the focus of BMIs from therapeutic applications to general use and (2) to realise a spin-in of BMI technology to domains such as Human Computer Interaction, supporting people with special needs, and training and simulation.
If we look at the Human Factors and Ergonomics communitys position in the BMI field, we do not have a meaningful track record yet. However, the thesis of this paper is that we as a community are in a good position to (1) facilitate a broadening of the focus of BMIs from therapeutic applications to general use and (2) to realise a spin-in of BMI technology to domains such as Human Computer Interaction, supporting people with special needs, and training and simulation.
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TNO Identifier
16560
Source title
Proceedings of the Human factors and ergonomics society (Hfes) 50th annual meeting 2006. Santa Monica: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
Pages
752 - 756
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