BCI and FES Training of a Spinal Cord Injured End-User to Control a Neuroprosthesis

Abstract

This article exemplarily summarizes the steps necessary for application of a brain controlled neuropros- thesis in one spinal cord injured end-user. After screen- ing an extensive training has to be performed until the fi- nal use of a neuroprosthesis based on functional electrical stimulation (FES) and controlled by a motor imagery (MI) brain-computer interface (BCI) is possible. The end-user maintained a very high BCI performance over a period of more than one year and successfully managed to control synchronous and asynchronous BCI applications.