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Noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS) by quasistatic electromagnetic means is presently comprised of two methods: Magnetic induction methods (Transcranial magnetic perturbation or TMP) and electrical contact methods (Transcranial electric…
Nerve stimulation via micro-electrode implants is one of the neurostimulation approaches which is used frequently in the medical treatment of some brain disorders, neural prosthetics, brain-machine interfaces and also in the cyborg. In this…
sEMG pattern recognition algorithms have been explored extensively in decoding movement intent, yet are known to be vulnerable to changing recording conditions, exhibiting significant drops in performance across subjects, and even across…
This work examines two ways of using proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) to enhance the prior work of EITPose, a device which uses electrical impedance tomography (EIT) to detect posture by way of a band of electrodes on the forearm.…
Extraction of the movement-related high-gamma (80 - 160 Hz) in electroencephalogram (EEG) from traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients who have had hemicraniectomies, remains challenging due to a confounding bandwidth overlap with surface…
Transcranial direct current stimulation is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique which modifies neural excitability by providing weak currents through scalp electrodes. The aim of this study is to introduce and analyze a novel…
Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) has been effectively applied in many rehabilitation treatments of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). In this context, we introduce a novel, robust, and intelligent control-based…
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive medical procedure that can modulate brain activity, and it is widely used in neuroscience and neurology research. Compared to manual operators, robots may improve the outcome of TMS…
Tendon-sheath mechanisms (TSMs) are widely used in minimally invasive surgical (MIS) applications, but their inherent hysteresis-caused by friction, backlash, and tendon elongation-leads to significant tracking errors. Conventional modeling…
This work considers electrical impedance tomography imaging of the human head, with the ultimate goal of locating and classifying a stroke in emergency care. One of the main difficulties in the envisioned application is that the electrode…
The brain stimulation and its widespread use is one of the most important subjects in studies of neurophysiology. In brain electrical stimulation methods, following the surgery and electrode implantation, electrodes send electrical impulses…
In recent years, emotional Text-to-Speech (TTS) synthesis and emphasis-controllable speech synthesis have advanced significantly. However, their interaction remains underexplored. We propose Emphasis Meets Emotion TTS (EME-TTS), a novel…
Sleep staging is critical for assessing sleep quality and diagnosing sleep disorders. However, capturing both the spatial and temporal relationships within electroencephalogram (EEG) signals during different sleep stages remains…
The demand for low-power inference and training of deep neural networks (DNNs) on edge devices has intensified the need for algorithms that are both scalable and energy-efficient. While spiking neural networks (SNNs) allow for efficient…
Chronic neck pain is a leading cause of disability worldwide, and current treatment selection remains largely trial and error. We present a machine learning framework that uses electroencephalography to predict treatment efficacy in…
The proliferation of wearable sensors and monitoring technologies has created a need for standardized sensor placement protocols. While existing standards like the Surface Electromyography for Non-Invasive Assessment of Muscles (SENIAM)…
Electroencephalography (EEG) recordings are analyzed using battery-powered wearable devices to monitor brain activities and neurological disorders. These applications require long and continuous processing to generate feasible results.…
This study focuses on Multi-Channel Transcranial Electrical Stimulation, a non-invasive brain method for stimulating neuronal activity under the influence of low-intensity currents. We introduce mathematical formulation for finding a…
Simultaneous EEG/fMRI acquisition allows to measure brain activity at high spatial-temporal resolution. The localisation of EEG sources depends on several parameters including the position of the electrodes on the scalp. The position of the…