JOHNSON CITY (October 9, 2014) – Brain-computer interface (BCI) devices have proven to be effective in helping patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) communicate during advanced stages of the disease when complete paralysis takes over the body.
Now, a researcher at East Tennessee State University has shown that the device can also be beneficial to patients who have suffered a brainstem stroke and are experiencing “locked-in” syndrome and have no ability to communicate with the outside world.
The study, led by Dr. Eric Sellers, an associate professor of Psychology in ETSU’s College of Arts and Sciences, appears in the current issue of Science Translational Medicine, which published Wednesday.
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