Extending a German Aphasia Rehabilitation BCI into Dutch and English Domains
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2022-03-11
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Brain-computer interfaces provide a way for brain-controlled devices, eliminating
the need for limb control. Auditory BCIs further give rise to possibility
for motor-impaired patients, specifically since some auditory BCIs do not
require eye-gaze control. German native post-stroke aphasic patients suffering
from damage in language-specific neural correlates have been shown to
regain a higher level of communicative capabilities and increased scores in
clinical aphasia assessments after training with a novel auditory ERP-based
BCI paradigm for aphasia rehabilitation. This BCI paradigm utilizes a spatial
speaker set-up, effectively introducing a spatial component to stimuli,
which was shown to increase classification on target versus nontarget stimuli
based on the classic oddball paradigm. Stimuli are comprised of a preceding
cueing sentence, with the last word missing. The present study aims
to gather apt stimuli sets in Dutch and English domains, and setting up
the experiment such that pilot studies can be held shortly after. Stimuli
sets were found in both Dutch and English, and recordings of these have
been made with native speakers. Furthermore, organizational requirements
to commence an EEG study have been fulfilled, and a detailed description
of future steps for conducting a pilot study in Dutch has been provided.
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Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen