Frequency Component Selection for an ECoG-based Brain-Computer Interface. Auswahl von Frequenzkomponenten aus ECoG-Signalen zur Steuerung eines Brain Computer Interface

The aim of the present study was to investigate the most significant frequency components in electrocorticogram (ECoG) recordings in order to operate a brain computer interface (BCI). For this purpose the time-frequency ERD/ERS map and the distinction sensitive learning vector quantization (DSLVQ) are applied to ECoG from three subjects, recorded during a self-paced finger movement. The results show that the ERD/ERS pattern found in ECoG generally matches the ERD/ERS pattern found in EEG recordings, but has an increased prevalence of frequency components in the beta range.

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