Effect of Mental Training on BCI Performance

Authors:
Lee-Fan Tan;Ashok Jansari;Shian-Ling Keng;Sing-Yau Goh
Affiliations:
Department of Mechatronics and BioMedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;School of Psychology, University of East London, London, UK;Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, North Carolina, USA;Department of Mechatronics and BioMedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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

This paper reports initial findings from a randomized controlled trial conducted on 9 subjects to investigate the effect of two mental training programs (a mindfulness meditation and learning to play a guitar) on their BCI performance. After 4 weeks of intervention, results show that subjects who had undergone a program of mindfulness meditation improved their BCI performance scores significantly compared to a no-treatment control group. Subjects who were learning to play a guitar also improved their BCI performance scores but not as much as the meditation group.