Accessing and Processing MEG Signals in Real-Time: Emerging Applications and Enabling Technologies

Stephen Foldes1,2, Wei Wang1,2,3, Jennifer Collinger1,4, Xin Li5, Jinyin Zhang2,5, Gustavo Sudre2, Anto Bagic2,6 and Douglas J. Weber1,2,3 1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh 2Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Carnegie Mellon University 3Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh 4Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System 5Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University 6Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh USA

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