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  • Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) offer potential for individuals with motor impairments.
  • Understanding factors affecting BCI performance is crucial for reliable application.
  • Fatigue and drowsiness are common states that may impact cognitive and motor control.

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  • To investigate the impact of fatigue and drowsiness on the performance of a Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP) BCI system.
  • To identify physiological and self-rated markers associated with performance decline.

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  • Twenty healthy participants underwent five BCI system calibrations over two hours.
  • BCI performance was assessed using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC).
  • Self-rated sleepiness (Karolinska Sleepiness Scale) and boredom, along with physiological measures (P300 amplitude, theta/alpha power, median power frequency, eye-blink rate), were recorded.

Main Results:

  • A significant decrease in AUC was observed across the five sessions.
  • This performance decline correlated with increased self-rated sleepiness and boredom.
  • Decreased P300 amplitude paralleled the performance drop, but only partially explained the AUC changes.

Conclusions:

  • Drowsiness and boredom negatively impact BCI performance.
  • Performance degradation is only partially explained by changes in P300 amplitude.
  • Future BCI systems could incorporate physiological feedback or adaptive classifiers to mitigate state-related performance decrements.