"Virtual keyboard" controlled by spontaneous EEG activity

A "virtual keyboard" (VK) is a letter spelling device operated for example by spontaneous electroencephalogram (EEG), whereby the EEC is modulated by mental hand and leg motor imagery. We report on three able-bodied subjects, operating the VK. The ability in the use of the VK varies between 0.85 and 0.5 letters/min in error-free writing.

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