Cognitive assessment of executive functions using brain computer interface and eye-tracking

P. Cipresso; P. Meriggi; L. Carelli; F. Solca; B. Poletti; D. Lulé; A.C. Ludolph; V. Silani; G. Riva

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Cognitive assessment of executive functions using brain computer interface and eye-tracking

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    author={P. Cipresso and P. Meriggi and L. Carelli and F. Solca and B. Poletti and D. Lul\^{e} and A.C. Ludolph and V. Silani and G. Riva},
    title={Cognitive assessment of executive functions using brain computer interface and eye-tracking},
    journal={EAI Endorsed Transactions on Ambient Systems},
    volume={1},
    number={01-06},
    publisher={ICST},
    journal_a={AMSYS},
    year={2013},
    month={3},
    keywords={cognitive assessment, executive functions, brain computer interface, eye-tracking.},
    doi={10.4108/trans.amsys.01-06.2013.e4}
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P. Cipresso
P. Meriggi
L. Carelli
F. Solca
B. Poletti
D. Lulé
A.C. Ludolph
V. Silani
G. Riva
Year: 2013
Cognitive assessment of executive functions using brain computer interface and eye-tracking
AMSYS
ICST
DOI: 10.4108/trans.amsys.01-06.2013.e4

P. Cipresso¹, P. Meriggi², L. Carelli^3,4, F. Solca^3,4, B. Poletti^3,4, D. Lulé⁵, A.C. Ludolph⁵, V. Silani^3,4, G. Riva¹

1: Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
2: Polo Tecnologico, Biomedical Technology Department, Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus
3: Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, “Dino Ferrari” Center Università degli Studi di Milano, Istituto
4: Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
5: Department of Neurology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

Abstract

New technologies to enable augmentative and alternative communication in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) have been recently used in several studies. However, a comprehensive battery for cognitive assessment has not been implemented yet. Brain computer interfaces are innovative systems able to generate a control signal from brain responses conveying messages directly to a computer. Another available technology for communication purposes is the Eye-tracker system, that conveys messages from eye-movement to a computer. In this study we explored the use of these two technologies for the cognitive assessment of executive functions in a healthy population and in a ALS patient, also verifying usability, pleasantness, fatigue, and emotional aspects related to the setting. Our preliminary results may have interesting implications for both clinical practice (the availability of an effective tool for neuropsychological evaluation of ALS patients) and ethical issues.

Keywords: cognitive assessment, executive functions, brain computer interface, eye-tracking.

Received: 2012-04-30
Accepted: 2012-05-12
Published: 2013-03-19
Publisher: ICST

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/trans.amsys.01-06.2013.e4

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