Psychological predictors of SMR-BCI performance
Psychological predictors of SMR-BCI performance
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DOI:
10.1016/j.biopsycho.2011.09.006
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发表时间:
2012-01-01
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
Kuebler, Andrea
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作者:
Hammer, Eva Maria;Halder, Sebastian;Kuebler, Andrea
Background: After about 30 years of research on Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) there is little knowledge about the phenomenon, that some people - healthy as well as individuals with disease - are not able to learn BCI-control. To elucidate this "BCI-inefficiency" phenomenon, the current study investigated whether psychological parameters, such as attention span, personality or motivation, could predict performance in a single session with a BCI controlled by modulation of sensorimotor rhythms (SMR) with motor imagery.Methods: A total of N=83 healthy BC! novices took part in the session. Psychological parameters were measured with an electronic test-battery including clinical, personality and performance tests. Predictors were determined by binary logistic regression analyses.Results: The output variable of the Two-Hand Coordination Test (2HAND) "overall mean error duration" which is a measure for the accuracy of fine motor skills accounted for 11% of the variance in BCI-inefficiency. The Attitudes Towards Work (AHA) test variable "performance level" which can be interpreted as a degree of concentration and a neurophysiological SMR predictor were also identified as significant predictors of SMR BCI performance.Conclusion: Psychological parameters as measured in this study play a moderate role for one-session performance in a BCI controlled by modulation of SMR. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.