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Software Design Documentfor a specific implementation of BCI2000 Gerwin SchalkThilo HinterbergerDennis J. McFarlandJ urgen MellingerNew York State Department of HealthWadsworth CenterLaboratory of Nervous Systems DisordersEberhard Karls Universit at T ubingenMedizinische Fakult atInstitut f ur Medizinische PsychologieSponsorsJonathan R. Wolpaw and Niels BirbaumerAlbany, NYFebruary 2000 July 2004Contents1 Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . List of System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . References.

Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Purpose All presently available augmentative communication systems depend in some mea-sure on voluntary muscle control. Thus, they are useless to those who are totally paralyzed and to some others with severe motor disabilities. EEG–based commu-nication, because it does not depend on voluntary muscle control, could ...

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