An individual with paraplegia due to spinal cord injury (SCI) uses electroencephalogram (EEG)-based brain-computer interface (BCI) to operate a functional electrical stimulator (Parastep, Sigmedics, Fairborn, OH) for walking. The subject is instructed by auditory cues to walk from one set of traffic cones to the next, while making ~10-20 second-long stops by the cones. For safety reasons, the subject is placed in a harness (ZeroG, Aretech, Ashburn, VA).
This work has been supported by the National Science Foundation, UC Irvine Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences, and the Spinal Cord Injury Fund.
More details can be found in the accompanying scientific article:
http://www.jneuroengrehab.com/content/12/1/80
