5th International Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Meeting

描述（由申请人提供）：脑机接口（BCI）是一种潜在的强大的新的通信和控制选项，用于严重运动障碍的人。成功地将BCI转化为实际使用的人谁可以从中受益，取决于密切和富有成效的多学科互动，并要求认识到和注意到， 一系列关键问题。国际BCI会议系列（1999年，2002年，2005年和2010年）汇集了广泛的研究小组和学科的BCI研究至关重要，并引发了许多富有成效的互动和合作。这些会议对脑机接口研究的影响是由一个惊人的事实说明的，即超过一半的脑机接口的文章发表包括至少一个作者谁参加了脑机接口会议系列。第五届国际脑机接口会议的这一提案，代表了脑机接口会议系列从沃兹沃斯中心组织的过渡到由一个代表脑机接口研究的复杂广度和国际性质的计划委员会联合组织。会议应通过以下具体目标鼓励和促进对严重运动障碍患者具有实质性实用价值的BCI系统的开发：1）汇集并促进所有学科和赞助者之间的富有成效的互动，其合作对成功的BCI研究和开发至关重要。没有其他地方能让他们聚在一起。2)对BCI研发的现状进行了简明而全面的回顾。3)在重点研讨会上讨论对BCI研究和开发的持续进展至关重要的主要主题。将根据研讨会的建议和与会者提交的摘要，选择其他广泛感兴趣的专题。4)通过许多研究生和博士后研究员的参与，促进新研究人员的教育和发展。与BCI领导人和女性共进午餐等活动将鼓励新老研究人员之间的互动。5)最大限度地发挥会议的直接和长期影响，通过发表神经工程杂志特刊的同行评审的主要文章和重点审查来自会议。6)正式化BCI会议计划委员会的管理，以筹备成立国际BCI协会，作为一个社区驱动的设备，促进美国和世界各地的BCI研究。 总之，这次会议将汇集参与BCI研究的科学家，工程师和临床医生， 临床应用，审查该领域的现状，解决关键问题，进一步进步，并促进教育和年轻研究人员的参与。这次会议和由此产生的综合出版物应该像它的前辈，大大有助于BCI的研究和发展。 公共卫生相关性：国际脑机接口（BCI）会议系列（1999年，2002年，2005年和2010年）是独一无二的，它提供了一个跨学科的合作环境，汇集了来自BCI研究所涉及的所有领域的代表。第五届国际脑机接口会议的这一提案代表了脑机接口会议系列从沃兹沃斯中心组织到一个委员会组织的过渡，该委员会涵盖了脑机接口研究的复杂多学科广度和国际性质。本次会议将汇集参与BCI研究和临床应用的科学家，工程师和临床医生，审查该领域的现状，解决对进一步进展至关重要的关键问题，并促进年轻研究人员的教育和参与。这次会议和由此产生的综合出版物应该像它的前辈，大大有助于BCI的研究和发展。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are a potentially powerful new communication and control option for people with severe motor impairments. Successful translation of BCIs to actual use by people who can benefit from them depends on close and productive multidisciplinary interactions, and requires recognition of and attention to a set of crucial issues. The International BCI Meeting Series (1999, 2002, 2005, and 2010) brought together a wide range of research groups and disciplines vital to BCI research, and triggered many productive interactions and collaborations. The impact of these meetings on BCI research is illustrated by the striking fact that over half the BCI articles ever published includeat least one author who attended the BCI Meeting Series. This proposal, for the Fifth International BCI Meeting, represents the transition of the BCI Meeting Series from organization by the Wadsworth Center to joint organization by a program committee representative of the complex breadth and international nature of BCI research. The meeting should encourage and facilitate the development of BCI systems of substantial practical value to people with severe motor impairments through the following specific aims: 1) Bring together and foster productive interactions among all the disciplines and constituencies whose cooperation is crucial to successful BCI research and development. No other venue brings them all together. 2) Present a concise and comprehensive review of the current state of BCI R&D. 3) Address in focused workshops the major topics critical for continued progress in BCI research and development. Additional topics of broad interest will be chosen based on workshop proposals and abstracts submitted by participants. 4) Promote the education and development of new researchers through the participation of many graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Events such as Lunch with Leaders and Women of BCI will encourage interactions between new and established researchers. 5) Maximize the immediate and long-term Meeting impact through publication by Journal of Neural Engineering special issue of peer-reviewed primary articles and focused reviews derived from the meeting. 6) Formalize the governance of the BCI Meeting Program Committee preparatory to the formation of an International BCI Society as a community-driven device to foster BCI research in the US and around the world. In summary, this meeting will bring together scientists, engineers, and clinicians involved in BCI research and clinical use, review the present state of the field, address key issues critical to further progres, and promote the education and participation of young researchers. This meeting and the resulting comprehensive publications should, like its predecessors, contribute greatly to BCI research and development. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The International Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Meeting Series (1999, 2002, 2005, and 2010) is unique in providing an interdisciplinary, collaborative environment that brings together representatives from all fields involved in BCI research. This proposal, for the Fifth International BCI Meeting, represents the transition of the BCI Meeting Series from organization by the Wadsworth Center to organization by a committee that embraces the complex multidisciplinary breadth and international nature of BCI research. This meeting will bring together scientists, engineers, and clinicians involved in BCI research and clinical use, review the present state of the field, address key issues critical to further progres, and promote the education and participation of young researchers. This meeting and the resulting comprehensive publications should, like its predecessors, contribute greatly to BCI research and development.