A Child’s Right to Play: Results from the Brain-Computer Interface Game Jam 2019 (Calgary Competition)

Kelly, Dion; Jadavji, Zeanna; Zewdie, Ephrem; Mitchell, Edna; Summerfield, Kyle; Kirton, Adam; Kinney‐Lang, Eli

doi:10.1109/embc44109.2020.9176272

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“…We have hosted over a dozen meetings between the sites, organized multiple learning opportunities on topics ranging from an introduction to core concepts in pediatric BCI to introductory programming basics in MATLAB and Python. We have initiated a multi-site study across our network to evaluate and develop BCI-driven video games for children with severe neurological disabilities which was presented at the international IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference 2020 (Kelly et al, 2020 ; Kinney-Lang et al, 2020 ). Additionally, we have collaboratively organized pediatric-focused BCI workshops for international meetings (8th International BCI Meeting, Brussels, Belgium) and recently established a seminar series with guest speakers from other BCI groups across the globe.…”

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Advancing Brain-Computer Interface Applications for Severely Disabled Children Through a Multidisciplinary National Network: Summary of the Inaugural Pediatric BCI Canada Meeting

Kinney‐Lang

Kelly

Floreani

et al. 2020

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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Thousands of youth suffering from acquired brain injury or other early-life neurological disease live, mature, and learn with only limited communication and interaction with their world. Such cognitively capable children are ideal candidates for brain-computer interfaces (BCI). While BCI systems are rapidly evolving, a fundamental gap exists between technological innovators and the patients and families who stand to benefit. Forays into translating BCI systems to children in recent years have revealed that kids can learn to operate simple BCI with proficiency akin to adults. BCI could bring significant boons to the lives of many children with severe physical impairment, supporting their complex physical and social needs. However, children have been neglected in BCI research and a collaborative BCI research community is required to unite and push pediatric BCI development forward. To this end, the pediatric BCI Canada collaborative network (BCI-CAN) was formed, under a unified goal to cooperatively drive forward pediatric BCI innovation and impact. This article reflects on the topics and discussions raised in the foundational BCI-CAN meeting held in Toronto, ON, Canada in November 2019 and suggests the next steps required to see BCI impact the lives of children with severe neurological disease and their families.

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Advancing Brain-Computer Interface Applications for Severely Disabled Children Through a Multidisciplinary National Network: Summary of the Inaugural Pediatric BCI Canada Meeting

Kinney‐Lang

Kelly

Floreani

et al. 2020

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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“…[54][55][56][57] Some researchers have been able to create brain-computer interface-controlled games for children with severe neurologic disability. 58,59 Children with such disabilities and their parents have expressed their joy in response to testing these new activities, in a context where most activities usually available to them are passive, like watching a movie. 60 At the technological level, currently available noninvasive brain-computer interface systems can be limited by their tradeoff between accuracy, speed, and degrees of freedom for selection.…”

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Use of Invasive Brain-Computer Interfaces in Pediatric Neurosurgery: Technical and Ethical Considerations

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Invasive brain-computer interfaces hold promise to alleviate disabilities in individuals with neurologic injury, with fully implantable brain-computer interface systems expected to reach the clinic in the upcoming decade. Children with severe neurologic disabilities, like quadriplegic cerebral palsy or cervical spine trauma, could benefit from this technology. However, they have been excluded from clinical trials of intracortical brain-computer interface to date. In this manuscript, we discuss the ethical considerations related to the use of invasive brain-computer interface in children with severe neurologic disabilities. We first review the technical hardware and software considerations for the application of intracortical brain-computer interface in children. We then discuss ethical issues related to motor brain-computer interface use in pediatric neurosurgery. Finally, based on the input of a multidisciplinary panel of experts in fields related to brain-computer interface (functional and restorative neurosurgery, pediatric neurosurgery, mathematics and artificial intelligence research, neuroengineering, pediatric ethics, and pragmatic ethics), we then formulate initial recommendations regarding the clinical use of invasive brain-computer interfaces in children.

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“…Recommended strategies are gamification [163][164][165][166][167] and close interdisciplinary collaboration between diverse experts. (2) Discussed the interfacing, signal-processing, and physiological challenges encountered during the design of BCIs for kids -Developing BCIs for children presents unique signal acquisition, data analysis, and reporting challenges [154].…”

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Workshops of the eighth international brain–computer interface meeting: BCIs: the next frontier

Huggins

Krusienski

Vansteensel

et al. 2022

Brain-Computer Interfaces

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The Eighth International Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Meeting was held June 7-9, 2021 in a virtual format. The conference continued the BCI Meeting series' interactive nature with 21 workshops covering the breadth of topics in BCI (also called brain-machine interface) research. Some workshops provided detailed examinations of methods, hardware, or processes. Others focused on BCI applications or user groups. Several workshops continued consensus building efforts designed to create BCI standards and improve comparisons between studies and the potential for meta-analysis and large multi-site clinical trials. Ethical and translational considerations were the primary topic for some workshops or an important secondary consideration for others. The range of BCI applications continues to expand, with more workshops focusing on approaches that can extend beyond the needs of those with physical impairments. This paper summarizes each workshop, provides background information and references for further study, summarizes discussions, and describes the resulting conclusion, challenges, or initiatives.

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A Child’s Right to Play: Results from the Brain-Computer Interface Game Jam 2019 (Calgary Competition)

Cited by 14 publications

References 10 publications

Advancing Brain-Computer Interface Applications for Severely Disabled Children Through a Multidisciplinary National Network: Summary of the Inaugural Pediatric BCI Canada Meeting

Advancing Brain-Computer Interface Applications for Severely Disabled Children Through a Multidisciplinary National Network: Summary of the Inaugural Pediatric BCI Canada Meeting

Use of Invasive Brain-Computer Interfaces in Pediatric Neurosurgery: Technical and Ethical Considerations

Workshops of the eighth international brain–computer interface meeting: BCIs: the next frontier

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