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2009
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Using Real-Time fMRI to Control a Dynamical System by Brain Activity Classification

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Using Real-Time fMRI to Control a Dynamical System by Brain Activity Classification
We present a method for controlling a dynamical system using real-time fMRI. The objective for the subject in the MR scanner is to balance an inverted pendulum by activating the left or right hand or resting. The brain activity is classified each second by a neural network and the classification is sent to a pendulum simulator to change the force applied to the pendulum. The state of the inverted pendulum is shown to the subject in a pair of VR goggles. The subject was able to balance the inverted pendulum during several minutes, both with real activity and imagined activity. In each classification 9000 brain voxels were used and the response time for the system to detect a change of activity was on average 2-4 seconds. The developments here have a potential to aid people with communication disabilities, such as locked in people. Another future potential application can be to serve as a tool for stroke and Parkinson patients to be able to train the damaged brain area and get real-time ...
Anders Eklund, Henrik Ohlsson, Mats T. Andersson
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Updated 15 Nov 2009
Type Conference
Year 2009
Where MICCAI
Authors Anders Eklund, Henrik Ohlsson, Mats T. Andersson, Joakim Rydell, Anders Ynnerman, Hans Knutsson
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