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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Rehabilitation Technology

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  • Brain-computer interfaces (BCI) offer potential for advanced prosthetic control.
  • Existing prosthetic control methods like electromyography (EMG) have limitations.
  • Electroencephalography (EEG)-based BCIs present an alternative for direct brain control.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the feasibility of controlling a prosthetic knee using a BCI in a transfemoral amputee.
  • To explore EEG-based BCI as a direct control method for lower-limb prosthetics.

Main Methods:

  • A transfemoral amputee was trained to use motor imagery for prosthetic knee control.
  • Surface scalp EEG recorded brain waves, processed by software to activate a knee-unlocking switch.
  • The system achieved over 90% reliability in switch activation before prosthetic integration.

Main Results:

  • The BCI system demonstrated success rates between 50% and 100% in unlocking the prosthetic knee across eight test segments.
  • The subject successfully used the BCI to control knee unlocking during walking and sitting.

Conclusions:

  • The study supports the feasibility of using surface scalp EEG-based BCI for controlling lower-extremity prosthetics.
  • Further research into BCI control for diverse patient populations is crucial for real-world applications.