Table 1 Participants of the interview study (names have been pseudonymized)
From: What is it like to use a BCI? – insights from an interview study with brain-computer interface users
Participants (name, age) | Diagnosis | Technologies used | BCI technology (applications) | Number of BCI (training) sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stefan, 24 | generalized dystonia | wheelchair, eye tracker, computer | NIRS-BCI (Near-Infrared Spectroscopy), non-invasive | 1 |
Walter, 32 | muscle atrophy | wheelchair, email/typing and voice recognition software, computer, respiration apparatus | P300-BCI (email-Software, Brain Painting), non-invasive | 3 |
Wolfgang, 31 | muscle atrophy | wheelchair, email/typing and voice recognition software, computer, respiration apparatus | P300-BCI (email-Software, Brain Painting), non-invasive | 3 |
Karl, 46 | Duchenne muscle dystrophy | wheelchair, email/typing software, computer, respiration apparatus | P300-BCI (email-Software, Brain Painting), non-invasive | Ca. 20 |
Mrs. Edlinger, 77 | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | wheelchair, email/typing software, computer, BCI | P300-BCI (Brain Painting), non-invasive | > 100 (ongoing) |
Rudi, 27 | tetraplegia | wheelchair, computer | MI-BCI (motor imagery) (BrainRunners), non-invasive | > 50 |
Robert, 51 | paraplegia | wheelchair, computer | MI-BCI (+exoskeleton training), non-invasive | > 50 (ongoing) |
Neil, 30 | tetraplegia | wheelchair, email/typing and voice recognition software, computer | MI-BCI (+ robotic arm), invasive (implanted electrodes) | > 50 (ongoing) |
Nicole, 58 | spinocerebellar ataxia | wheelchair, email/typing and voice recognition software, computer, respiration apparatus | MI-BCI (+ robotic arm), invasive (implanted electrodes) | > 100 |