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The Detection of Cognitive Activity within a System-paced Dual-state Selection Paradigm Using a Combination of fNIRS and fTCD Measurements

Functional neuroimaging techniques such as near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) have been studied in brain-computer interface (BCI) development. Previous research has suggested that the addition of a second brain-monitoring modality may improve the accuracy of a NIRS-BCI. The objective of this study was to determine whether the classification accuracies achievable by a multimodal BCI, which combines NIRS and transcranial Doppler ultrasonography (TCD) signals, can exceed those attainable using a unimodal NIRS-BCI or TCD-BCI. Nine able-bodied subjects participated in the study. Simultaneous measurements were made with NIRS and TCD instruments while participants were prompted to perform a verbal fluency task or to remain at rest, within the context of a block-stimulus paradigm. In five of nine (55.6%) participants, classification accuracies with the NIRS-TCD system were significantly higher (p<0.05) than with NIRS or TCD systems alone. Our results suggest that multimodal neuroimaging may be a promising approach towards improving the accuracy of future BCIs.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:TORONTO/oai:tspace.library.utoronto.ca:1807/33415
Date22 November 2012
CreatorsFaress, Ahmed
ContributorsChau, Tom
Source SetsUniversity of Toronto
Languageen_ca
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis

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