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Introducing the tactile speller: an ERP-based brain-computer interface for communication.

Marjolein van der Waal¹, Marianne Severens, Jeroen Geuze

¹Radboud University Nijmegen, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. m.vanderwaal@donders.ru.nl

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A new tactile speller uses fingertip taps for communication, offering an alternative to visual spellers. This brain-computer interface shows promising performance, especially for individuals with visual impairments.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Biomedical Engineering
Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

Existing visual spellers rely on eye gaze, limiting users with visual impairments.
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) offer alternative communication pathways.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and evaluate a novel tactile speller using fingertip stimulation.
To compare its performance and electroencephalographic (EEG) responses against established visual spellers.

Main Methods:

Healthy participants received mechanical taps on fingertips, with letters assigned to specific fingers.
Electroencephalographic (EEG) activity was recorded to measure brain responses.
Performance was assessed via classification accuracy and information transfer rate, compared to visual spellers.

Main Results:

The tactile speller achieved an average binary classification accuracy of 67%.
Information transfer rate averaged 7.8 bits/min, with a peak of 27 bits/min.
Event-related potentials (ERPs), including P300 and N2 components, showed distinct patterns for attended vs. unattended stimuli.

Conclusions:

A tactile speller is a viable communication tool, demonstrating effective BCI potential.
It offers a valuable alternative to visual spellers, particularly for individuals with impaired eye gaze.