Promoting Simple and Engaging Brain--Computer Interface Designs for Children by Evaluating Contrasting Motion Techniques.

Purpose: There is an increasing focus on using motion in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems. In considering brain--computer interface access to AAC (BCI-AAC), motion may provide a simpler or more intuitive avenue for BCI-AAC control. Different motion techniques may be utilized...

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Published in:Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research Vol. 66; no. 10; pp. 3974 - 3988
Main Authors: Pitt, Kevin M., Cole, Zachary J., Zosky, Joshua
Format: Article
Published: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Oct2023
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          Pitt, Kevin M.
          Cole, Zachary J.
          Zosky, Joshua
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          Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, University of Nebraska--Lincoln
          Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska--Lincoln
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        Facilitated communication
        Motion pictures
        Children
        Brain-computer interfaces
        Software architecture
        Statistical hypothesis testing
        Descriptive statistics
        Research funding
        Data analysis software
        Algorithms
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          Facilitated communication
          Motion pictures
          Children
          Motion Picture and Video Production
          Computer systems design and related services (except video game design and development)
          Brain-computer interfaces
          Software architecture
          Statistical hypothesis testing
          Descriptive statistics
          Research funding
          Data analysis software
          Algorithms
      ab: Purpose: There is an increasing focus on using motion in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems. In considering brain--computer interface access to AAC (BCI-AAC), motion may provide a simpler or more intuitive avenue for BCI-AAC control. Different motion techniques may be utilized in supporting competency with AAC devices including simple (e.g., zoom) and complex (behaviorally relevant animation) methods. However, how different pictorial symbol animation techniques impact BCI-AAC is unclear. Method: Sixteen healthy children completed two experimental conditions. These conditions included highlighting of pictorial symbols via both functional (complex) and zoom (simple) animation to evaluate the effects of motion techniques on P300-based BCI-AAC signals and offline (predicted) BCI-AAC performance. Results: Functional (complex) animation significantly increased attentional-related P200/P300 event-related potential (ERP) amplitudes in the parieto-occipital area. Zoom (simple) animation significantly decreased N400 latency. N400 ERP amplitude was significantly greater, and occurred significantly earlier, on the right versus left side for the functional animation condition within the parieto-occipital bin. N200 ERP latency was significantly reduced over the left hemisphere for the zoom condition in the central bin. As hypothesized, elicitation of all targeted ERP components supported offline (predicted) BCI-AAC performance being similar between conditions. Conclusion: Study findings provide continued support for the use of animation in BCI-AAC systems for children and highlight differences in neural and attentional processing between complex and simple animation techniques.
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