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  • Neuroscience
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

  • Ventral (speech) motor cortex neural decoding supports high-performance speech brain-computer interface (BCI) control.
  • It was previously undetermined if this brain region could facilitate cursor and click control, typically linked to dorsal motor cortex.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the potential of the ventral precentral gyrus (vPCG) for enabling cursor and click control via a BCI.
  • To assess the performance and calibration time of a vPCG-driven cursor BCI.

Main Methods:

  • Recruited a participant with ALS who had prior vPCG electrode implantation for speech BCI.
  • Developed and evaluated a cursor BCI utilizing the participant's vPCG neural activity for target selection tasks.

Main Results:

  • The vPCG cursor BCI demonstrated rapid calibration (40 seconds) and accurate performance (2.90 bits per second).
  • The participant successfully used the BCI for independent personal computer control.
  • Neural activity from vPCG supported both cursor control and click actions.

Conclusions:

  • The ventral precentral gyrus is a viable target for BCI systems aiming for multi-modal control.
  • Optimizing vPCG for speech decoding may concurrently enable cursor and click-based computer control, enhancing BCI versatility.