Intra-cortical brain-machine interfaces for controlling upper-limb powered muscle and robotic systems in spinal cord injury.

Journal: Clinical neurology and neurosurgery
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Intracortical brain-machine interface (iBMI) is an assistive strategy to restore lost sensorimotor function by bridging the disrupted neural pathways to reanimate paralyzed limbs. However, to date, none of the studies explored the trade-offs between the performance criteria of different iBMI systems that decode discrete upper limb movements from intracortical neural recordings.

Authors

  • Nida Fatima
    Department of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Ashfaq Shuaib
    Department of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
  • Maher Saqqur
    Department of Neurology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.