A Functional Model for Unifying Brain Computer Interface Terminology

Chuck Easttom; Luigi Bianchi; Davide Valeriani; Chang S Nam; Ali Hossaini; Dariusz Zapala; Avid Roman-Gonzalez; Avinash K Singh; Alberto Antonietti; Guillermo Sahonero-Alvarez; Pradeep Balachandran

doi:10.1109/OJEMB.2021.3057471

A Functional Model for Unifying Brain Computer Interface Terminology

IEEE Open J Eng Med Biol. 2021 Feb 5:2:91-96. doi: 10.1109/OJEMB.2021.3057471. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Chuck Easttom¹, Luigi Bianchi², Davide Valeriani³, Chang S Nam⁴, Ali Hossaini⁵, Dariusz Zapala⁶, Avid Roman-Gonzalez⁷, Avinash K Singh⁸, Alberto Antonietti⁹, Guillermo Sahonero-Alvarez¹⁰, Pradeep Balachandran^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Georgetown University Washington DC 20057 USA.
² Tor Vergata University Rome 00133 Italy.
³ Harvard University Boston MA 02114 USA.
⁴ North Carolina State University Raleigh NC 27695 USA.
⁵ King's College London London N6 6HD U.K.
⁶ John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin Lublin 20-950 Poland.
⁷ Universidad Nacional Tecnologica de Lima Sur 15834 Villa el Salvador Peru.
⁸ Australian Artificial Intelligence InstituteUniversity of Technology Sydney NSW 2007 Australia.
⁹ Politecnico di Milano 20133 Milan Italy.
¹⁰ Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo 4805 La Paz Bolivia.

Abstract

Brain Computer Interface (BCI) technology is a critical area both for researchers and clinical practitioners. The IEEE P2731 working group is developing a comprehensive BCI lexicography and a functional model of BCI. The glossary and the functional model are inextricably intertwined. The functional model guides the development of the glossary. Terminology is developed from the basis of a BCI functional model. This paper provides the current status of the P2731 working group's progress towards developing a BCI terminology standard and functional model for the IEEE.

Keywords: BCI Lexicography; BCI functional models; brain computer interface; brain mind interface.