Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders
ORCID IDs
Kevin Pitt https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3165-4093
Jonathan Brumberg http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5739-968X
Document Type
Article
Date of this Version
10-2018
Citation
Published in Assistive Technology (2018), doi 10.1080/10400435.2018.1512175
Abstract
Purpose: The use of standardized screening protocols may inform brain-computer interface (BCI) research procedures to help maximize BCI performance outcomes and provide foundational information for clinical translation. Therefore, in this study we developed and evaluated a new BCI screening protocol incorporating cognitive, sensory, motor and motor imagery tasks.
Methods: Following development, BCI screener outcomes were compared to the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Cognitive Behavioral Screen (ALS-CBS), and ALS Functional Rating Scale (ALS-FRS) for twelve individuals with a neuromotor disorder.
Results: Scores on the cognitive portion of the BCI screener demonstrated limited variability, indicating all participants possessed core BCI-related skills. When compared to the ALS-CBS, the BCI screener was able to modestly discriminate possible cognitive difficulties that are likely to influence BCI performance. In addition, correlations between the motor imagery section of the screener and ALS-CBS and ALS-FRS were non-significant, suggesting the BCI screener may provide information not captured on other assessment tools. Additional differences were found between motor imagery tasks, with greater self-ratings on first-person explicit imagery of familiar tasks compared to unfamiliar/ generic BCI tasks.
Conclusion: The BCI screener captures factors likely relevant for BCI, which has value for guiding person-centered BCI assessment across different devices to help inform BCI trials.
Includes supplemental data.
Questionnaire
Pitt AT 2018 A screening protocol SUPPL-2.docx (806 kB)
Instructions
Comments
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