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  • Neuroscience
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Signal Processing

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  • Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) using electrocorticography (ECoG) aim to restore function in paralyzed individuals.
  • Current BCIs often focus on the motor cortex (M1), but other brain regions may offer viable control signals.
  • The primary somatosensory cortex (S1) is a potential BCI target due to its role in movement and sensory feedback.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the feasibility of decoding complex hand gestures exclusively from the primary somatosensory cortex (S1).
  • To evaluate the efficacy of using spatial and temporal information from S1 for gesture decoding.
  • To introduce and validate a novel trial alignment method for improving BCI signal analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized high-density (HD) ECoG grids implanted subdurally in five epilepsy patients.
  • Recorded neural signals during the execution of four American sign language hand gestures.
  • Developed and applied a new trial alignment technique based on electrophysiological response increase to mitigate temporal variability.

Main Results:

  • Achieved high classification accuracy for hand gestures decoded solely from S1 (76%), comparable to M1 (74%) and the whole sensorimotor cortex (85%).
  • Demonstrated significantly above-chance decoding performance (25%), confirming S1's discriminative capability.
  • Validated the effectiveness of the novel trial alignment method in enhancing decoding accuracy.

Conclusions:

  • The primary somatosensory cortex (S1) exhibits distinct spatiotemporal activation patterns suitable for decoding complex hand gestures.
  • High-accuracy gesture decoding is achievable from small cortical areas using subdural HD-ECoG grids.
  • These findings support the development of advanced implantable BCIs for multi-degree-of-freedom control and interaction.