Frontolimbic alpha activity tracks intentional rest BCI control improvement through mindfulness meditation.

ABSTRACT: Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are capable of translating human intentions into signals controlling an external device to assist patients with severe neuromuscular disorders. Prior work has demonstrated that participants with mindfulness meditation experience evince improved BCI performance, but the underlying neural mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we conducted a large-scale longitudinal intervention study by training participants in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR; a standardized mind-body awareness training intervention), and investigated whether and how short-term MBSR affected sensorimotor rhythm (SMR)-based BCI performance. We hypothesize that MBSR training improves BCI performance by reducing mind wandering and enhancing self-awareness during the intentional rest BCI cont

SUBMITTER: Jiang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7994299 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature