BEXPLORER: Computer and Communication Control Using EEG

  • Authors:

  • Mina Mikhail;Marian Abdel-Shahid;Mina Guirguis;Nadine Shehad;Baher Soliman;Khaled El-Ayat

  • Affiliations:

  • Computer Science and Engineering Department, American University in Cairo, New Cairo Campus: The American University in Cairo, New Cairo, Egypt 11835;Computer Science and Engineering Department, American University in Cairo, New Cairo Campus: The American University in Cairo, New Cairo, Egypt 11835;Computer Science and Engineering Department, American University in Cairo, New Cairo Campus: The American University in Cairo, New Cairo, Egypt 11835;Computer Science and Engineering Department, American University in Cairo, New Cairo Campus: The American University in Cairo, New Cairo, Egypt 11835;Computer Science and Engineering Department, American University in Cairo, New Cairo Campus: The American University in Cairo, New Cairo, Egypt 11835;Computer Science and Engineering Department, American University in Cairo, New Cairo Campus: The American University in Cairo, New Cairo, Egypt 11835

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. Part II: Novel Interaction Methods and Techniques
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

Humans are able to communicate in many rich and complex ways, with each other, or increasingly, with digital devices. A brain-computer interface (BCI) is a direct neural interface and a communication pathway between the human brain and an external device such as a computer or artificial limb. With such an interface, a severely handicapped person, such as an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patient, with severe muscle disorder may still communicate and even control their environment relying solely on his brain activity. The system introduced detects EEG signals arising from various eye-blinking activities and applies the results to control various popular computer applications. Using BCI2000 as a platform, the system allows handicapped patients to communicate with a computer and initiate various computer commands, send instant messages, and even browse the web. The application also enables the user to communicate using mobile phone SMS messaging.