2. INTRODUCTION
HISROTY
WORKING
TYPES OF BCIs
APPLICATIONS OF BCI
FUTURE CONCERNS
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
FUTURE WORK
CONCLUSION
REFRENCES
QUERIES
3. A brain–computer interface (BCI), sometimes called brain–
machine interface (BMI), is a direct communication
pathway between the brain and an external device.
: A BCI, is a communication system in which your brain
does not use nerves to give orders to your body or to the
world outside. "A BCI provides its user with an alternative
method for acting on the world".
• Jonathan Wolpaw
4. 1) The history of brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) starts
with Hans Berger's discovery of the electrical activity of
the human brain and the development of
electroencephalography (EEG).
2) In 1924 Berger was the first to record human brain
activity by means of EEG.
3) Research on BCIs began in the 1970s at the University
of California Los Angeles (UCLA) under a grant
from the National Science Foundation, followed by a
contract from DARPA.
6. The sensor, which is
implanted into
the brain, monitors
brain activity in the
patient and converts
the intention of the
user into computer
commands.
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10. Invasive BCI
Invasive BCIs are implanted directly into the grey matter
of the brain during neurosurgery.
Non Invasive BCI
Non-Invasive BCIs do not involve neurosurgery. They
are just like wearable virtual reality devices.
Semi Invasive BCI
Partially invasive BCI devices are implanted inside the
skull but rest outside the brain rather than within the grey
matter.
11. One of the most exciting areas of BCI research is the
development of devices that can be controlled by
thoughts.
For a quadriplegic, something as basic as controlling a
computer cursor via mental commands would represent
a revolutionary improvement in quality of life.
Some of the applications of this technology are also
frivolous, such as the ability to control a video game by
thought , ability to change TV channels with your mind etc.
14. A visual
prosthesis, often
referred to as
a bionic eye, is an
experimental visual
device intended to
restore functional
vision in those
suffering from
partial or total
blindness
15. Gaming control
using a wearable
and wireless
EEG-based brain-
computer
interface device
with novel dry
foam-based
sensors.
17. Humans dive into a virtual
world by connecting their
brains directly to a
computer.
18. Allow paralyzed people to control prosthetic limbs with their
mind.
Allow gamers to control video games with their minds.
Allow a mute person to have their thoughts displayed and
spoken by a computer.
Mental Typewriter.
For lie detecting test
19. Research is still in beginning stages
The current technology is crude
Electrodes outside of the skull can detect very few
electric signals from the brain
Electrodes placed inside the skull create scar tissue in
the brain
21. The results of BCI are spectacular and almost
unbelievable.
BCI can help paralyzed people to move by controlling their
own electric wheelchairs, to communicate by using e-mail and
Internet-based phone systems, and to be independent by
controlling items such as televisions and electrical appliances.
Conclusively, BCI has proved to be a boon for paralyzed
patients .
Difficulty in adaptation and learning.
Very expensive.