Physical principles of brain–computer interfaces and their applications for rehabilitation, robotics and control of human brain states

AE Hramov, VA Maksimenko, AN Pisarchik - Physics Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
Brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) development is closely related to physics. In this paper, we
review the physical principles of BCIs, and underlying novel approaches for registration …

Spinal cord repair: advances in biology and technology

G Courtine, MV Sofroniew - Nature medicine, 2019 - nature.com
Individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) can face decades with permanent disabilities.
Advances in clinical management have decreased morbidity and improved outcomes, but …

A brain-computer interface that evokes tactile sensations improves robotic arm control

SN Flesher, JE Downey, JM Weiss, CL Hughes… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Prosthetic arms controlled by a brain-computer interface can enable people with tetraplegia
to perform functional movements. However, vision provides limited feedback because …

High-performance brain-to-text communication via handwriting

FR Willett, DT Avansino, LR Hochberg, JM Henderson… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) can restore communication to people who have lost the
ability to move or speak. So far, a major focus of BCI research has been on restoring gross …

Epidural stimulation of the cervical spinal cord for post-stroke upper-limb paresis

MP Powell, N Verma, E Sorensen, E Carranza… - Nature medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Cerebral strokes can disrupt descending commands from motor cortical areas to the spinal
cord, which can result in permanent motor deficits of the arm and hand. However, below the …

A wireless millimetre-scale implantable neural stimulator with ultrasonically powered bidirectional communication

DK Piech, BC Johnson, K Shen, MM Ghanbari… - Nature biomedical …, 2020 - nature.com
Clinically approved neural stimulators are limited by battery requirements, as well as by their
large size compared with the stimulation targets. Here, we describe a wireless, leadless and …

Speech synthesis from neural decoding of spoken sentences

GK Anumanchipalli, J Chartier, EF Chang - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Technology that translates neural activity into speech would be transformative for people
who are unable to communicate as a result of neurological impairments. Decoding speech …

Translational opportunities and challenges of invasive electrodes for neural interfaces

K Shen, O Chen, JL Edmunds, DK Piech… - Nature Biomedical …, 2023 - nature.com
Invasive brain–machine interfaces can restore motor, sensory and cognitive functions.
However, their clinical adoption has been hindered by the surgical risk of implantation and …

[HTML][HTML] Brain-actuated functional electrical stimulation elicits lasting arm motor recovery after stroke

A Biasiucci, R Leeb, I Iturrate, S Perdikis… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Brain-computer interfaces (BCI) are used in stroke rehabilitation to translate brain signals
into intended movements of the paralyzed limb. However, the efficacy and mechanisms of …

[HTML][HTML] Summary of over fifty years with brain-computer interfaces—a review

A Kawala-Sterniuk, N Browarska, A Al-Bakri, M Pelc… - Brain Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Over the last few decades, the Brain-Computer Interfaces have been gradually making their
way to the epicenter of scientific interest. Many scientists from all around the world have …