A P300 event-related potential brain-computer interface (BCI): the effects of matrix size and inter stimulus interval on performance.

TitleA P300 event-related potential brain-computer interface (BCI): the effects of matrix size and inter stimulus interval on performance.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2006
AuthorsSellers, EW, Krusienski, DJ, McFarland, DJ, Vaughan, TM, Wolpaw, J
JournalBiological psychology
Volume73
Pagination242–252
Date Published10/2006
ISSN0301-0511
KeywordsAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, brain-computer interface, electroencephalogram, event-related potentials, P300, Rehabilitation
Abstract

We describe a study designed to assess properties of a P300 brain-computer interface (BCI). The BCI presents the user with a matrix containing letters and numbers. The user attends to a character to be communicated and the rows and columns of the matrix briefly intensify. Each time the attended character is intensified it serves as a rare event in an oddball sequence and it elicits a P300 response. The BCI works by detecting which character elicited a P300 response. We manipulated the size of the character matrix (either 3 x 3 or 6 x 6) and the duration of the inter stimulus interval (ISI) between intensifications (either 175 or 350 ms). Online accuracy was highest for the 3 x 3 matrix 175-ms ISI condition, while bit rate was highest for the 6 x 6 matrix 175-ms ISI condition. Average accuracy in the best condition for each subject was 88%. P300 amplitude was significantly greater for the attended stimulus and for the 6 x 6 matrix. This work demonstrates that matrix size and ISI are important variables to consider when optimizing a BCI system for individual users and that a P300-BCI can be used for effective communication.

URLhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16860920
DOI10.1016/j.biopsycho.2006.04.007
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