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Brain-Computer Interfaces for Communication and Rehabilitation Using Intracortical Neuronal Activity from the Prefrontal Cortex and Basal Ganglia in Humans

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Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) can help individuals with central nervous system (CNS) deficits recover lost function by enabling new communication channels (Wolpaw et al. 2002; Hochberg et al. 2012; Collinger et al. 2013) or by inducing and guiding adaptive plasticity for rehabilitation (Daly and Sitaram 2012; Mukaino et al. 2014).

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Boulay, C.B., Sachs, A.J. (2015). Brain-Computer Interfaces for Communication and Rehabilitation Using Intracortical Neuronal Activity from the Prefrontal Cortex and Basal Ganglia in Humans. In: Guger, C., Müller-Putz, G., Allison, B. (eds) Brain-Computer Interface Research. SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25190-5_3

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