Detection of user intent in neurorehablitation using a commercial EEG Headset

Neurorehabilitation has recently been augmented with the use of virtual reality and rehabilitation robotics. In each case a necessary condition for success is the linkage of user intent to the interventions. In many systems, some known volitional control must exist in order to synchronize the user intended movement with the therapeutic virtual or robotic movement. Individuals without such residual movements are unable to fully benefit from these therapies. This project demonstrates the feasibility of using a low cost, commercial EEG system with BCI2000 software [3] to access the imagined movement without the need for physical movement.