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Motor imagery brain–computer interface (MIBCI) can control computers using MI. However, input accuracy is low, partly owing to individual variability in event-related desynchronization (ERD) detection among different subjects. In an earlier study, we determined that using a max power in the mu-band method, i.e., the peak trace method (PTM), is effective for ERD detection. In this study, we compare the PTM to the band power method to determine the most effective method for ERD detection during MI tasks. Experimental results indicate that we could detect ERD using the PTM; however, MI-state estimation was difficult. We also found that the PTM might be effective for ERD detection in subjects with MI experience.
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This work was supported by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C) 15K00762.
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Nagamori, S., Tanaka, H. ERD analysis method in motor imagery brain–computer interfaces for accurate switch input. Artif Life Robotics 22, 83–89 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-016-0336-z
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