Comparison of steady-state visual and somatosensory evoked potentials for brain-computer interface control
Published in 2014 36th Annual Internal Conference of the IEEE in Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2014
Abstract: Many proposed EEG-based brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) make use of visual stimuli to elicit steady-state visual evoked potentials (SSVEP), the frequency of which can be mapped to a computer input. However, such a control scheme can be ineffective if a user has no motor control over their eyes and cannot direct their gaze towards a flashing stimulus to generate such a signal. Tactile-based methods, such as somatosensory steady-state evoked potentials (SSSEP), are a potentially attractive alternative in these scenarios. Here, we compare the neural signals elicited by SSSEP to those elicited by SSVEP in naiive BCI users towards evaluating the feasibility of SSSEP-based control of an EEG BCI.
Recommended citation: Smith, D.J., Varghese, L. A., Stepp, C. E., & Guenther, F. H. (2014). Comparison of steady-state visual and somatosensory evoked potentials for brain-computer interface control. 2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1234-1237, https://10.1109/EMBC.2014.6943820