Brain-computer interface technology as a tool to augment plasticity and outcomes for neurological rehabilitation.

摘要: Brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) are a rehabilitation tool for tetraplegic patients that aim to improve quality of life by augmenting communication, control the environment, and self-care. The neurobiology both BCI depends upon learning modify efficacy spared neural ensembles represent movement, sensation cognition through progressive practice with feedback reward. To serve patients, systems must become safe, reliable, cosmetically acceptable, quickly mastered minimal ongoing technical support, highly accurate even in face mental distractions uncontrolled environment beyond laboratory. technologies may raise ethical concerns if their availability affects decisions who locked-in brain stem stroke or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis be sustained ventilator support. If technology becomes flexible affordable, volitional cortical signals could employed motor cognitive impairments hemiplegic paraplegic offering on-line about activity associated practice, intention, other recruitment strategies during task-oriented practice. Clinical trials measures will necessary demonstrate value near-term future applications.