Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation Restores Hand and Arm Function After Spinal Cord Injury

Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation Restores Hand and Arm Function After Spinal Cord Injury

Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) resulting in upper limb paralysis significantly impacts patients’ independence and quality of life. Among the SCI patient population, regaining control over hand and arm movements is considered the highest priority treatment goal, surpassing even the restoration of walking ability. However, current clinical methods to impro...

Multi-Feature Attention Convolutional Neural Network for Motor Imagery Decoding

Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) is a communication method that connects the nervous system to the external environment. Motor Imagery (MI) is the cornerstone of BCI research, referring to the internal rehearsal before physical execution. Non-invasive techniques such as Electroencephalography (EEG) can record neural activities with high temporal reso...

EISATC-Fusion: Inception Self-Attention Temporal Convolutional Network Fusion for Motor Imagery EEG Decoding

EISATC-Fusion: Inception Self-Attention Temporal Convolutional Network Fusion for Motor Imagery EEG Decoding

Research Background Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) technology enables direct communication between the brain and external devices. It is widely used in fields such as human-computer interaction, motor rehabilitation, and healthcare. Common BCI paradigms include steady-state visual evoked potentials (SSVEP), P300, and motor imagery (MI). Among these...

A Transformer-Based Approach Combining Deep Learning Network and Spatial-Temporal Information for Raw EEG Classification

Research Background and Objectives In recent years, Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) systems have been widely applied in the fields of neuroengineering and neuroscience. Electroencephalogram (EEG), as a data tool reflecting the activities of different neuronal groups in the central nervous system, has become a core research topic in these fields. How...

Uncovering the Neural Mechanisms of Inter-Hemispheric Balance Restoration in Chronic Stroke through EMG-Driven Robot Hand Training: Insights from Dynamic Causal Modeling

Uncovering the Neural Mechanisms of Inter-Hemispheric Balance Restoration in Chronic Stroke through EMG-Driven Robot Hand Training: Insights from Dynamic Causal Modeling

Revealing the Neuromechanism of Interhemispheric Balance Restoration in Chronic Stroke Patients through EMG-driven Robot Hand Training: Insights from Dynamic Causal Modeling Stroke is a common cause of disability, with most stroke survivors suffering from upper limb paralysis. The consequences of upper limb functional impairment can persist for ove...

Wavelet-Based Temporal-Spectral-Attention Correlation Coefficient for Motor Imagery EEG Classification

Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) technology has rapidly developed in recent years and is considered a cutting-edge technology that allows external devices to be controlled directly by the brain without the need for peripheral nerves and muscles. Particularly in the application of Motor Imagery Electroencephalography (MI-EEG), BCI technology has shown...

ADFCNN: Attention-Based Dual-Scale Fusion Convolutional Neural Network for Motor Imagery Brain–Computer Interface

ADFCNN: Attention-Based Dual-Scale Fusion Convolutional Neural Network for Motor Imagery Brain–Computer Interface

Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) has emerged as an enhanced communication and control technology in recent years. In BCI based on electrophysiological characteristics (such as Electroencephalogram, EEG), Motor Imagery (MI) is an important branch that decodes users’ motor intentions for use in clinical rehabilitation, intelligent wheelchair control, c...

An Attention-Based Deep Learning Approach for Sleep Stage Classification with Single-Channel EEG

The IEEE “Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering” published a paper titled “Sleep Stage Classification Using Attention-Based Deep Learning for Single-Channel EEG” in Volume 29, 2021. The author of the article include Emadeldeen Edele, Zhenghua Chen, Chengyu Liu, Min Wu, Chee-Keong Kwoh, Xiaoli Li, and Cuntai Guan. The main go...

Heuristics in Risky Decision-Making Relate to Preferential Representation of Information

Paper Title: heuristics in risky decision-making relate to preferential representation of information Research Background When making choices, individuals not only differ from each other but also deviate from normative theoretical recommendations. One explanation for this difference is that individuals have unique information representation prefere...

Magnetoencephalography-Derived Oscillatory Microstate Patterns Across Lifespan: The Cambridge Centre for Ageing and Neuroscience Cohort

Application of Magnetoencephalography (MEG) to Analyze Changes in Whole-Brain Oscillatory Microstate Patterns Across the Lifespan: Cambridge Centre for Aging and Neuroscience Cohort Study Research Background With the increasing seriousness of the aging population problem, understanding the neurophysiological changes during the aging process becomes...