Brain-Computer Interface: Design and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

The field of Brain–Computer Interfaces (BCI) has steadily grown over recent years with advancements in areas of Electroencephalogram (EEG) acquisition, signal processing, and classification. BCI originated as an assistive technology to support communication and control. However, as highlighted by the Brain Neural–Computer Interface Roadmap (BNCI), potential application areas for BCI will grow beyond the assistive technology applications for which it was first concieved. The following use cases for BCI are proposed:

• to replace functions that were lost because of injury or disease
• to restore lost functions
• to improve functions
• to enhance functions
• as a research tool to study brain functions

The Hybrid BCI has been a facilitator for this growth, using a passive EEG input, indicating an affective state, or an active one, delivering intentional commands, and, then, using a combination of these BCI paradigms or including an additional modality, such as eye tracking.

Rising from the broadening of BCI application comes the emerging field of Neuroadaptive Technologies, which employ neurophysiological activity measures to adapt computer applications and systems to the user and Symbiotic Interaction, which represents a broader concept of the human machine relationship. The Gartner Hype Cycle report from 2016  envisages that “technology will continue to become more human-centric to the point where it will introduce transparency between people, businesses, and things”. They highlight Human Augmentation, Affective Computing, Brain–Computer Interfaces (BCI), and The Connected Home (among others) as key driving technologies.

This Special Issue aims to bring together multidisciplinary expertise to provide a collection of high-quality research articles that portray the evolving domain of BCI. The collection will present both theoretical concepts and applied examples, from which the future of BCI can be envisaged.

Dr. Gaye Lightbody
Guest Editors

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