Chinese researchers have created a new brain-computer interface platform that allows integration into various software that is being used these days.
The new open-source platform that the Chinese researchers have discovered is known as the "MetaBCI."
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A picture taken on November 20, 2017 at the GIPSA-lab at the CNRS of Grenoble shows a researcher using a Brain-Computer-Interface helmet "Brain Invaders" which enables to select symbols without motor command. The headset detects the signals of the brain with electrodes placed on the scalp.
Chinese Researchers Introduce New Brain-Computer Interface Platform
As per the latest news story by the South China Morning Post, the new platform of Chinese researchers allows a brain-computer interface to work with various software.
According to the National Library of Medicine of the National Center for Biotechnology Information, brain-computer interfaces analyze and translate brain signals into commands or messages.
It is worth noting that the existence of brain-computer interfaces primarily seeks to help people that have been disabled by neuromuscular disorders. It includes medical neurological diseases like lateral sclerosis. It should also assist people diagnosed with spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, and stroke.
Essentially, brain-computer interfaces enable these folks from making commands to an external device using the electrical activity of their brains.
And this time, Chinese researchers have rolled out an open-source platform for brain-computer interfaces.
The South China Morning Post notes in its report that the new MetaBCI project focuses on the software part of the technology.
A Tianjin University professor, Xu Minpeng, introduced the new project last Sunday during a seminar.
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MetaBCI Project: Here's What to Expect
Minpeng says that the platform seeks to "standardize the BCI data structure and processing process and develop a common decoding algorithm framework." The Tianjin University Professor further notes that it "provides a solution for the entire process as a BCI software."
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Hong Gi Kim of Korea competes during the brain-computer interface final race on October 8, 2016 in Kloten, Zurich at the Cybathlon Championship, the first edition of an international competition organised by ETH Zurich for physically impaired athletes using bionic assistive technology, such as robotic prostheses, brain-computer interfaces and powered exoskeletons.
The professor went on to say that the team of Chinese scientists is still working to expand the features of the new platform.
But for now, it supports 14 BCI data sets, according to the South China Morning Post. It also implements 53 decomposition models and 16 data analysis methods.
Given that the new platform is open-source, the researchers have uploaded the software to GitHub. So it is now available to download at the hosting service for software development.
But it is worth mentioning that the GitHub page of MetaBCI notes that it is "an open-source platform for non-invasive brain-computer interfaces."
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