Utilizing Motor-Imagery Brain-Computer Interfaces for the Assessment of Developmental Coordination Disorder in
Abstract:
Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significant motor difficulties that affect daily life. Current assessment methods primarily focus on behavioral analysis, lacking in neuroscientific metrics for a comprehensive evaluation. This study introduced an electroencephalography-based motor imagery brain-computer interface classification system for evaluating children with DCD. A key of this system was the implementation of entropy-based data screening, which markedly enhanced classification performance. Notably, using mu band power in a support vector machine achieved an accuracy rate of 79.0%. These findings pave the way for developing a tool that could assist professionals in identifying children potentially affected by DCD.
