BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE

Date: May 5, 2010

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Presented by :
Suman Mondal Priyabrata Majee Arpan Giri Chinmoy Mallick Surajit Sannigrahi

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GENERAL PRINCIPLE
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Signals from an array of neurons are read Cerebral electric activity is recorded Signals are amplified & transmitted into computer Transformed to device control commands Signals are translated into action

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COMPONENTS

The implant device or chronic multielectrode array The signal recording and processing section An external device for producing and controlling motion A feedback section to the subject

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SIMPLIFIED MODEL OF BCI Click SYSTEM to edit Master text styles

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B I C N I V A S I V E

BCI APPROACHES

EEG BASED BCI FOR BCI 6- channel EEG

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TETRAPLEGICS

Sensory & motor cortices activated during attempts

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Control scheme sends movement intention to Prosthetic Controller Prosthetic Controller returns force sensory information to Control scheme Feedback processed

BRAINGATE BCI
The Braingate device can provide motor- impaired patients a mode of communication through the translation of thought into direct computer control. Click to edit Master text styles
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FEATURES OF edit Master text styles Neural Interface Device Click to Second level Consists of signal BRAINGATE sensor and external processors BCI

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Converts neural signals to output signals Sensor consists of tiny chip with electrode sensors

Chip implanted on brain surface Cable connects sensor

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BRAIN CONTROLLED ROBOTS Robot hand mimics

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subjects finger movements

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Signals extracted and decoded by computer program Transferred to hand shaped robot To simulate original movement performed Robot executes commands using onboard sensor

BCI MOTOR IMAGERY to edit Master text styles Click

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BCI APPLICATIONS to edit Master text styles Click

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Medical applications such as Cochlear Implant, Artificial Vision etc. Military applications Counter terrorism Multimedia and virtual reality applications

DRAWBACKS

EEGs measure tiny voltage potentials. The signal is weak and prone to interference. There are chemical processes involved in nerve system as well, which EEGs can't pick up on. The equipment is heavy(~10 lbs.) &

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CONCLUSION
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A potential therapeutic tool. BCI System is nominated for the European ICT Grand Prize. Potentially high impact technology.

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REFERENCES

Brain Computer Interface, www.wikipedia.org THANK YOU http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_computer_inter face Berlin Brain-Computer Interface http://ida.first.fraunhofer.de/projects/bci/bbcioffici al/index-en.html www.howstuffworks.com http://www.nanoaging.com/wiki/Braincomputer_interface Graz Brain-Computer-Interface http://bci.tugraz.at/index.html