TY - GEN
T1 - Decoding movement direction using phase-space analysis of hemodynamic responses to arm movements based on functional near-infrared spectroscopy
AU - Tam, Nicoladie
AU - Pollonini, Luca
AU - Zouridakis, George
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.
PY - 2016/10/13
Y1 - 2016/10/13
N2 - In this study we applied phase-space analysis on the hemodynamic signals recorded from the motor cortex of human subjects using functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to decode the direction of intentional hand movements. Our goal is to develop a brain-computer-interface (BCI) based on optical imaging that can control a wheelchair. To establish the relationship between the hemodynamic response and movement direction, participants were asked to perform repetitive arm movements in two orthogonal directions (right-left and front-back) on a horizontal plane, while the time course of the oxy-hemoglobin (oxy-Hb) and deoxy-hemoglobin (deoxy-Hb) responses were recorded. We applied phase-space analysis on oxy-Hb and deoxy-Hb signals to characterize movement direction. Our results show that movement directions taken pairwise (left vs. right, and forward vs. backward) are mapped onto different quadrants in the oxy-Hb vs. deoxy-Hb phase plane. These findings demonstrate that phase-space analysis can be used to decode the movement direction in a BCI controlling a wheelchair. In conclusion, phase-space analysis can be used to differentiate intentional movement direction without correlating the temporal movement kinematics with the hemodynamic response.
AB - In this study we applied phase-space analysis on the hemodynamic signals recorded from the motor cortex of human subjects using functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to decode the direction of intentional hand movements. Our goal is to develop a brain-computer-interface (BCI) based on optical imaging that can control a wheelchair. To establish the relationship between the hemodynamic response and movement direction, participants were asked to perform repetitive arm movements in two orthogonal directions (right-left and front-back) on a horizontal plane, while the time course of the oxy-hemoglobin (oxy-Hb) and deoxy-hemoglobin (deoxy-Hb) responses were recorded. We applied phase-space analysis on oxy-Hb and deoxy-Hb signals to characterize movement direction. Our results show that movement directions taken pairwise (left vs. right, and forward vs. backward) are mapped onto different quadrants in the oxy-Hb vs. deoxy-Hb phase plane. These findings demonstrate that phase-space analysis can be used to decode the movement direction in a BCI controlling a wheelchair. In conclusion, phase-space analysis can be used to differentiate intentional movement direction without correlating the temporal movement kinematics with the hemodynamic response.
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U2 - 10.1109/EMBC.2016.7591014
DO - 10.1109/EMBC.2016.7591014
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 28268630
AN - SCOPUS:85009061132
T3 - Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS
SP - 1580
EP - 1583
BT - 2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2016
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2016
Y2 - 16 August 2016 through 20 August 2016
ER -