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Restoration of Movement and Thought from Neuroelectric and Metabolic Brain Activity: Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs)

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This chapter provides an overview of noninvasive and invasive braincomputer interfaces (BCIs). From a higher-level view, the chapter contains two major sections. Initially, the chapter describes fundamental mechanisms underlying BCI control. The chapter then describes several applications of BCIs in clinical environments.

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Birbaumer, N., Haagen, K. (2007). Restoration of Movement and Thought from Neuroelectric and Metabolic Brain Activity: Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs). In: Schuster, A.J. (eds) Intelligent Computing Everywhere. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-943-9_7

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