Brain Computer Interface

Presentation
by

RAMINENI VENKATESH
16BD1A05AP
In the futuristic vision of the wachowski brothers movie triolgy
“ The matrix” humans dive into a virtual world by connecting
their brains dirctly to the compuer……….

MOVIE FICTION: THE MATRIX

 CONTENTS
1. WHAT IS BCI?
2. BCI MODEL
3. HOW DOES IT WORK?
4. PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION
5. WHAT IS AN EEG?
6. BCI APPROACHES
7. WHY BCI?
8. APPLICATIONS
9. ADVANTAGES
10. DISADVANTAGES
11. FUTURE WORK
12. CONCLUSION
13. REFERENCES
What is BCI?
• Brain-computer interface (BCI) is a fast-growing
emergent technology, in which researchers aim
to build a direct channel between the human
brain and the computer.

• A Brain Computer Interface (BCI) is a

collaboration in which a brain accepts
and controls a mechanical
device as a natural part of its
representation of the body.
BCI MODEL
 BCI APPROACHES

TYPES

SEMI NON
INVASIVE INVASIVE
INVASIVE
 INVASIVE
• Invasive BCIs are implanted
directly into the grey matter of
the brain during neurosurgery.

• As they rest in the grey matter,

invasive devices produce the
highest quality signals of BCI
devices but are prone to scar-
tissue build-up, causing the
signal to become weaker or
even lost as the body reacts to a
foreign object in the brain
 SEMI INVASINE
• SEMI-INVASIVE BCI devices are
implanted inside the skull but rest
outside the brain rather than amidst the
grey matter. They produce better
resolution signals than non-invasive BCIs
where the bone tissue of the cranium
deflects and deforms signals and have a
lower risk of forming scar-tissue in the
brain than fully-invasive BCIs.
 NON INVASIVE
• Non-invasive implants
produce poor signal
resolution because the
skull dampens signals,
dispersing and blurring
the electromagnetic
waves created by the
neurons. BRAINWAVES PRODUCED BY EEG

• Easy to wear.
 WHAT IS AN EEG????
o An electroencephalogram is a measure of the
brain's voltage fluctuations as detected from scalp
electrodes.

o It is an approximation of the cumulative electrical

activity of neurons.

o EEG measures the electrical activity of the brain

with multiple electrodes placed on the scalp

o It is portable and relative inexpensive that is why

most noninvasive BCIs are presently based on
EEG.
PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION
HOW DOES IT WORKS????
 WHY BCI????
o BCI is a new neuroscience paradigm that might help
us better understand how the human brain works.

o BCI research allows us to develop a new class of

bioengineering control devices and robots.

o BCI hold promise for rehabilitation and improving

performance.

o BCI can expand possibilities for advanced human

computer interfaces (HCIs).
 APPLICATIONS
 MENTAL TYPEWRITER
 BCI offers paralyzed
patients improved quality
of life.
 MILITARY and CIVIL
RESEARCH.
 Allow patients to control
a computer by conscious
changes of brain activity
 ADVANTAGES
• DIRECT
COMMUNICATION
between human brain and
computers.
• Better LIVING, more
FEATURES, more
ADVANCEMENT in
technologies etc.
• New work area for
scientists and researches
around the world.
 DISADVANTAGES
• Virus attacks may occur
to brain causing ill
effects.
• Requires extensive
training.
• BCI techniques are
costly.
• Slow speed.
 FUTURE WORKS
• Improving physical methods for gathering
EEGs.
• Improving generalization.
• Improving knowledge of how to interpret
waves.
 CONCLUSTION

• BCI is an advancing technology promising paradigm shift in

areas like Machine Control, Human Enhancement,Virtual
reality and etc. So, it’s potentially high impact technology.

• Several potential applications of BCI hold promise for

rehabilitation and improving performance, such as treating
emotional disorders (for example, depression or anxiety),
easing chronic pain, and overcoming movement disabilities
due to stroke.
 REFERANCES
• www.elecdesign.com

• www.brainlab.org

• www.en.wikipedia.co
m/braincomputerint
erface

• www.howstuffworks.
com