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2 ERIC W. SELLERS , YAEL ARBEL , AND EMANUEL DONCHIN

3 vent-related brain potentials (ERPs) in the EEG are man­ 2007). Th is variability in latency refl ects the fact that the P300 46 4 ifestations at the scalp of neural activity that is triggered is elicited by the decision, not necessarily conscious, that a rare 47 5 Eby, and is involved in the processing of, specifi c events. event has occurred, and the decision latency can, and does, 48 6 Th e voltages that constitute the ERP are embedded within the vary with the nature (e.g., the diffi culty) of the decision (Kutas 49 7 general EEG activity recordable from the scalp and are usually et al., 1977). Th e P300 is usually largest over central parietal 50 8 quite small relative to the ongoing EEG. However, because the scalp and attenuates gradually as distance from this area 51 9 ERPs are time-locked to events, and follow a constant time increases. 52 10 course, they can be extracted by averaging multiple trials of In 1988, P300 was fi rst used as the basis for a BCI (Farwell 53 11 eliciting events. Th e result is a series of positive and negative & Donchin, 1988 ), and a steadily growing number of research 54 12 voltage defl ections that are referred to as components . Th e suc­ groups are currently pursuing its BCI applications. Current 55 13 cessive components typically diff er in their stimulus rate and P300-based BCIs allow users to select items displayed on a 56 14 amplitude dependence, their topographical distributions, and computer screen. Th us, while the process is very diff erent, a 57 15 their relationships to the information processing activities of P300-based BCI selection is essentially equivalent to a selec- 58 16 the brain. Th e components that can be recorded over the fi rst tion by a standard computer keyboard. Because P300-based 59 17 150 msec following the eliciting event tend to refl ect activity in BCIs are noninvasive, use hardware that is portable and inex- 60 18 the primary sensory systems, and their waveforms and scalp pensive, and can provide reliable performance, they are essen- 61 19 distributions vary with the modality of the eliciting stimuli. tially the only BCIs that are currently being used outside of the 62 20 Th ese are known as the exogenous components. Longer-latency laboratory by severely disabled people for important purposes 63 21 components tend to refl ect information processing activity in their daily lives, such as communication and environmental 64 22 that is cognitive in nature and is thus less dependent on stimu­ control. Furthermore, many diff erent laboratories are explor- 65 23 lus modality and more dependent on the signifi cance of the ing possibilities for further increasing the capabilities and use- 66 24 eliciting event in the subject’s concurrent tasks. Th ey are usu­ fulness of P300-based BCIs. 67 25 ally referred to as endogenous components. Th e subsequent sections discuss the nature of the P300, 68 26 Both early (exogenous) and late (endogenous) components address the principles of its BCI usage, review the major areas 69 27 of visual evoked potentials (i.e., VEPs) have been used as signal of P300-based BCI research, summarize current clinical usage 70 28 features for BCIs. Th e design and operation of BCIs that use of P300-based BCIs, and consider the prospects for their fur- 71 29 endogenous ERP components diff er both in principle and ther development. 72 30 practice from those of BCIs that use exogenous ERP compo­ 31 nents. Th is chapter focuses on BCIs that use P300, an endoge­ 32 nous ERP component. Chapter 14 discusses BCIs that use THE ODDBALL PARADIGM 73 33 exogenous VEP components. Th e specifi c set of circumstances for eliciting the P300 ERP is 74 known as the Oddball Paradigm. Th is paradigm has three 75 34 THE P300 ERP AND P300-BASED BCIS essential attributes (Donchin & Coles, 1988 ): 76

35 Th e P300 is a positive defl ection that occurs in the scalp­ • A subject is presented with a series of events (i.e., 77 36 recorded EEG aft er a stimulus that is delivered under a specifi c stimuli), each of which falls into one of two classes. 78 37 set of circumstances. It was fi rst described by Sutton et al. • Th e events that fall into one of the classes are less 79 38 (1965 ) and has been widely studied since then to explore higher frequent than those that fall into the other class. 80 39 cortical functions in humans (for review see Bashore & Van 40 der Molen, 1991; Donchin, 1981; Duncan et al., 2009; Fabiani • Th e subject performs a task that requires 81 41 et al., 1987; Polich, 2007; Pritchard, 1981). Although it oft en classifying each event into one of the two 82 42 occurs at a latency of about 300 msec relative to the eliciting classes. 83 43 stimulus (hence the designation of P300), this latency may 44 vary from 250 to 750 msec (Comerchero & Polich, 1999 ; Th e events that fall into the less-frequent class (i.e., the 84 45 Magliero et al., 1984; McCarthy & Donchin, 1981; Polich, oddball events) elicit a P300. As long as an experimental design 85

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1 adopts the three attributes of the oddball paradigm, any stimu­ Set 0 2 lus and any classifi cation task can elicit a P300. Set 1 3 It is important to note that, although the two classes are Set 2 Set 3=1&2 4 generally two diff erent classes of stimuli, this is not a require­ Set 4=0&3 5 ment. As shown by Sutton et al. ( 1967 ), a P300 can be elicited 6 by an event that consists of the absence of a stimulus, if 7 that absence satisfi es the conditions of the oddball paradigm. FZ 8 Th at is, a P300 ERP is elicited by rare events that violate the 9 subject’s expectations. FCZ 10 Most P300 studies have used visual or auditory stimuli. C C 11 Figure 12–1 illustrates a typical P300 experiment. Th e letters O 3 Z C4 12 and X fl ash on a video screen in a random order at a rate of one CPZ 13 per second (i.e., the stimulus onset asynchrony). Th e X occurs 14 infrequently (e.g., 20% of the fl ashes) and is thus the oddball P P3 Z P4 15 stimulus, while the O occurs frequently (e.g., the other 80 % of P7 P8 16 the fl ashes). Th e subject is asked to count the number of times PO PO 3 POZ 4 PO PO8 17 one of the stimuli (e.g., X ) occurs. Each time a stimulus occurs, 7 O O 18 1 2 a marker is placed in the data fi le to indicate the identity of the OZ 19 stimulus, X or O . Each stimulus is presented on the screen for 20 100 msec, and then the screen is blank for 900 msec (i.e., the

21 interstimulus interval [ISI]) until the presentation of the next Figure 12.2 Electrode locations evaluated for use in a P300-based BCI by 22 stimulus. Figure 12–1 A shows the time course of the experi­ Krusienski et al. ( 2008 ). EEG was recorded from 64 electrodes. The sets of 23 mental events. electrodes shown here were compared in regard to offl ine classifi cation 24 Figure 12–1 B displays the ERPs elicited by the oddball accuracy as described in the text. 25 stimulus at midline electrode locations Fz, Cz, and Pz of the 26 10–20 system (see fi g. 12–2 ) for 800 msec aft er each stimulus. (Duncan-Johnson & Donchin, 1977). Th e next most salient 35 27 Th e three responses show a typical P300 scalp topography: components are the P100 and N200 components, which are 36 28 the most prominent potential is a positive component occur­ considered to be exogenous components even though they can 37 29 ring about 350 msec aft er the X stimulus; and it is largest at be modulated to some extent by attention (Heinze et al., 1994 ; 38 30 the Pz electrode and attenuates at more anterior and poste­ Mangun, 1995; Mangun et al., 1993). 39 31 rior locations. It should be noted that the results would be As noted, P300 latency may vary from 250 to 750 msec 40 32 essentially the same even if the subject had been asked to (Comerchero & Polich, 1999; Magliero, et al., 1984; McCarthy 41 33 count the O stimuli rather than the X stimuli: P300 is always & Donchin, 1981; Polich, 2007). Th is variability is thought to 42 34 elicited by the rare events (i.e., the X stimuli in this example) refl ect diff erences in the amounts of time it takes to classify 43

A Oddball sequence 20% X, 80% O O O X O O O X O

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1 diff erent kinds of events. Kutas et al. ( 1977 ) demonstrated the P300 AMPLITUDE AND STABILITY 56 2 relationship between the latency of the P300 and the diffi culty 3 of the classifi cation task. Th e extensive studies of the past 45 years have defi ned 57 the characteristics of the P300 in considerable detail. Here we 58 focus on issues of particular importance to P300-based BCIs. 59 4 P300 ORIGIN AND FUNCTION One issue particularly relevant for BCI usage comprises 60 the factors that determine P300 amplitude. P300 amplitude 61 5 Some of the most compelling evidence related to the origin of is positively correlated with the time interval between events 62 6 the P300 has been provided by Knight and colleagues through (i.e., stimuli). All other things being equal, longer interstimu- 63 7 studies in patients with brain lesions. Knight et al. ( 1989 ) lus intervals result in higher amplitude P300s, at least up to 64 8 showed that lesions in the temporal parietal junction abolished intervals of about 8 sec (Polich, 1990 ; Polich & Bondurant, 65 9 the auditory P300 at posterior scalp sites, even though the 1997 ). Whereas P300 amplitude in a standard oddball experi- 66 10 patients could still discriminate between the stimuli. In con­ ment is usually 10–20 μ V, the P300s produced by BCI applica- 67 11 trast, damage to lateral parietal cortex did not impair P300 tions are usually 4–10 μ V. Th is is presumably due to the rapid 68 12 generation. Th ese results suggest that lateral parietal cortex is stimulus presentation rates used by P300-based BCIs and the 69 13 not critical in auditory P300 generation. Additional studies resulting overlap of the ERPs to successive stimuli (Marten 70 14 have extended these fi ndings. In separate experiments using et al., 2009; Woldorff , 1993 ). P300 amplitude is also aff ected by 71 15 auditory, visual, or somatic stimuli, Knight and Scabini ( 1998 ) moment-to-moment changes in the probability of the oddball 72 16 showed that prefrontal and lateral parietal lesions had no stimulus (Donchin, 1981 ; Donchin & Isreal, 1980 ; Horst et al., 73 17 eff ect on P300 latency or amplitude. In contrast, temporopari­ 1980 ; Squires et al., 1977 ). For example, if, by chance, the odd- 74 18 etal junction lesions markedly reduced auditory and soma­ ball stimulus occurs two or more times in succession, P300 75 19 tosensory P300s and reduced visual P300s. Soltani and amplitude is reduced aft er the fi rst oddball stimulus. 76 20 Knight (2000 ) provide a comprehensive review of this impor­ P300 amplitude is also aff ected by the sum total of the sub- 77 21 tant work. ject’s concurrent activities. Th us, when a subject who is per- 78 22 Recently, studies that combine the high temporal resolu­ forming a task that elicits a P300 is asked to perform a 79 23 tion of EEG with the high topographical resolution of fMRI secondary task at the same time, P300 amplitude decreases 80 24 have provided some additional insight concerning the neural (Isreal, Chesney, et al., 1980 ; Isreal, Wickens, et al., 1980 ; 81 25 substrate of P300. In a standard auditory oddball task, Mulert Kramer et al., 1983 ; Sirevaag et al., 1989 ). Protocols may be 82 26 et al. (2004 ) found the P300 to be accompanied by increased designed that concurrently incorporate two diff erent tasks and 83 27 fMRI activity in the supplementary motor cortex, the anterior two diff erent sets of stimuli and thereby elicit two diff erent 84 28 cingulate cortex, the temporoparietal junction, the insula, and P300s. For example, Sirevaag et al. (1989 ) combined a joystick 85 29 the middle frontal gyrus. Furthermore, this fMRI activity was tracking task with an auditory discrimination task. As the rela- 86 30 greater and occurred earlier in the right hemisphere than in tive diffi culty of the two tasks was changed, and the attention 87 31 the left hemisphere (Bledowski et al., 2004 ; Mulert et al., 2004 ). each required changed correspondingly, the amplitudes of the 88 32 In patient studies involving intracranial recording, EEG, and two P300s also changed. As one task became more diffi cult and 89 33 fMRI, Linden (2005 ) implicated the inferior parietal lobule thus required more attention, the amplitude of its P300 90 34 and the temporoparietal junction in P300 generation. In regard increased, and the amplitude of the P300 associated with the 91 35 to the fMRI data (see chapter 4 in this volume), it should be other task decreased. Th ese results and related studies show 92 36 noted that blood-fl ow-related activity measured over several that attentional allocation and task diffi culty aff ect P300 ampli- 93 37 seconds cannot be confi dently attributed to an event (i.e., tude. Th ey are relevant for P300-based BCIs since BCI users, 94 38 P300) that occurs somewhere in this period and lasts about in addition to simply watching for the desired stimuli (e.g., 95 39 100 msec. Th us, fMRI results concerning the area(s) responsi­ the letters they want to spell), are usually engaged in another 96 40 ble for P300 generation must be interpreted cautiously. task as well (e.g., planning the message being written with 97 41 Th e most comprehensive account of the functional role of the BCI). 98 42 P300 is called the context-updating model (Donchin, 1981; Another issue of particular importance for P300-based BCI 99 43 Donchin & Coles, 1988 ). Although this model does not make applications is the extent to which P300 amplitude and latency 100 44 assumptions regarding the actual neural generators of P300, it change over time, both within an individual session and across 101 45 proposes that the P300 refl ects context-updating operations. days, weeks, months, and even years. In this area the available 102 46 According to the model, as stimuli are presented and evalu­ literature is mixed. Polich ( 1986 ) and Fabiani et al. ( 1987 ) 103 47 ated, the degree to which the events are consistent with the showed robust test/retest correlations for peak amplitude and 104 48 current model of the context is assessed. When an event vio­ latency across sessions conducted within two weeks of one 105 49 lates the expectations dictated by the model, and when the vio­ another. On the other hand, Kinoshita et al. ( 1996 ) found sig- 106 50 lation requires the model to be revised (i.e., context updating), nifi cant decreases in P300 amplitude when sessions were spread 107 51 a P300 is elicited. Th e model accounts for many of the salient over several months. A number of studies have reported that 108 52 characteristics of the P300 and is supported by a variety of P300 amplitude decreases during a session, and P300 latency 109 53 behavioral and psychophysiological studies (e.g., (Adrover­ can display cyclical variations over several hours (Lin & Polich, 110 54 Roig & Barcelo, 2010 ; Barcelo & Knight, 2007 ; Barcelo et al., 1999; Pan et al., 2000; Ravden & Polich, 1999). To a consider- 111 55 2007; Dien et al, 2003; Linden, 2005; Luu et al., 2007). able extent, much of the variability in P300 amplitude is due to 112

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1 latency variability (i.e., latency jitter ). Kutas et al. ( 1977) showed events were fl ashes of an entire row or column of the matrix. 51 2 that changes in P300 latency from trial to trial reduce the First the rows and then the columns fl ashed in random order 52 3 amplitude of the averaged P300 and that adjustment for this at rates as high as 8/sec. At this rate, the six rows and six col- 53 4 latency variability eliminates the apparent amplitude variability. umns each fl ashed once in 1.5 sec. Th e BCI user was instructed 54 5 Th us, studies that focus on P300 amplitude and do not adjust to attend to a given letter and to keep a running mental count 55 6 for latency variability may yield misleading results. of the number of times that letter fl ashed. Farwell and Donchin 56 (1988 ) did not ask the subject to foveate (i.e., look directly at) 57 the target letter. Th ey assumed that some BCI users might not 58 7 P300-BASED BCIS be able to control gaze direction (e.g., due to ALS), and thus 59 they relied instead on the evidence of Posner (1980 ) that atten- 60 8 Th e primary advantages of P300-based BCIs are that they are tion can be focused away from the gaze fi xation point. 61 9 noninvasive, can be parameterized for a new user in a few min­ It is important to emphasize that this BCI met the require- 62 10 utes, require minimal user training, are usable by 90 % of people ments of the oddball paradigm and capitalized on its proper- 63 11 (assuming ability to attend to the stimuli and to perform the ties. Th e subject was presented with a random sequence of 64 12 classifi cation task), can provide basic communication and con­ events. Th e rare (or oddball) class included the fl ashes of the 65 13 trol functions, and are relatively reliable. For these reasons, row and the column that contained the target letter, while the 66 14 among present-day BCI systems, P300-based BCIs are the type frequent class included the fl ashes of the other fi ve rows and 67 15 most amenable to independent long-term home usage by fi ve columns. Farwell and Donchin (1988 ) predicted that only 68 16 people with severe disabilities. Th is subsection describes the the two rare events would elicit detectable P300s and that once 69 17 initial P300-based BCI design and then reviews the ways in this row and column were identifi ed, the target would be the 70 18 which this design has been modifi ed and extended to improve letter at their intersection. 71 19 or expand the communication and control it provides. Figure 12–3B shows the time course of events in the opera- 72 20 P300-based BCIs incorporate the three essential attributes tion of this BCI. Of particular interest is the fact that the rapid 73 21 of the oddball paradigm in a way that serves the needs of a rate of stimulus presentation (e.g., every 125 msec) means that 74 22 communication and control system; specifi cally: two or even three stimuli are delivered before a P300 to the fi rst 75 stimulus can occur. Th at is, the poststimulus EEG analysis 76 23 • Stimuli representing possible BCI outputs are epoch (originally 600 msec) for a given stimulus is still under 77 24 presented in a random order. way when the next several stimulus events occur. Th us, the 78 analysis epoch for each stimulus overlaps those of the several 79 25 • Th e stimulus representing each possible output preceding and the several succeeding stimuli. Th e impact of 80 26 is presented rarely (e.g., with a probability of 1/ this overlap on P300 performance, and the measures that might 81 27 [number of possible outputs]). be taken to reduce it (e.g., slower presentation rates), are 82 28 • Th e BCI user is asked to attend to the stimulus addressed in a subsequent section. 83 29 that represents the output he or she desires (i.e., Using EEG recorded from a single electrode (Pz; referenced 84 30 the target stimulus). to linked ear electrodes) and a 600-msec post-stimulus analysis 85 epoch, Farwell and Donchin ( 1988 ) compared four diff erent 86 31 With a BCI protocol that has these three essential attri­ classifi cation algorithms: stepwise linear discriminant analysis 87 32 butes, the stimulus representing the desired BCI output (i.e., (SWLDA); peak picking of amplitude in the 200- to 400-msec 88 33 the target stimulus) becomes an oddball stimulus and thus interval; the area under the curve in the same interval; and the 89 34 elicits a P300 ERP. covariance between the single trial data and a template repre- 90 senting the standard P300. It should be noted that SWLDA has 91 been used since the 1960s for single trial detection of the P300 92 35 THE ORIGINAL P300-BASED BCI STUDY (Donchin, 1969; Donchin et al., 1970; Donchin & Herning, 93 36 In 1988, Farwell and Donchin (Farwell & Donchin, 1988 ) 1975; Horst & Donchin, 1980; Squires & Donchin, 1976). In 94 37 described a P300-based spelling application, which they this fi rst P300-based BCI study, Farwell and Donchin ( 1988 ) 95 38 referred to as a mental prosthesis . Th eir hope was that people found that the SWLDA and peak picking algorithms provided 96 39 who were paralyzed could use it to communicate simple mes­ the highest accuracy in identifying the target stimulus (i.e., the 97 40 sages. In their fi rst design, all the letters of the alphabet were item the user wanted to select). They also found that accuracy 98 41 presented one at a time on a video screen in a random order, was higher for a stimulus presentation rate of 4/sec than for a 99 42 and the subject was asked to note when the letter he or she faster rate of 8/sec. As expected, more stimulus repetitions pro- 100 43 wanted to select (i.e., the target letter) appeared. Th e target duced higher accuracy. Accuracy of 80% (with 2.8% [i.e., 1/36] 101 44 letter did elicit a P300. However, because the letters were pre­ expected by chance) required 20.9 sec per selection; and 95 % 102 45 sented at a rate of 1/sec, and multiple presentations of each accuracy required 26.0 sec. Th ese two options gave selection 103 46 letter had to be averaged to reliably detect the P300, several rates of about 3.0 and 2.3 per minute, respectively. 104 47 minutes were required for the subject to select just one letter. Th is seminal study of 1988 demonstrated the feasibility of 105 48 Th us, they modifi ed the design to allow selections to be made P300-based communication. It has since served as the starting 106 49 more rapidly. In the new design, the subject viewed a 6 × 6 point and the fi rst benchmark for the many P300-based BCI 107 50 matrix of letters and other commands (fi g. 12–3A). Th e stimulus studies that have followed. 108

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Figure 12.3 (A) The 6 × 6 matrix described by Farwell and Donchin ( 1988 ). (B) The time course for a series of 12 flashes with a stimulus onset asynchrony (i.e., time from beginning of one flash to the beginning of the next) of 125 msec. The six columns flashed in a random order and then the six rows flashed in a random order. (Modified from Farwell and Donchin, 1988 .)

not possible to conclude that a new design is superior to previ- 16 1 THE AIMS AND LIMITATIONS OF SUBSEQUENT ous ones until it has been evaluated and validated in actual use 17 2 P300-BASED BCI STUDIES by people with severe disabilities. Th ese caveats must be 18 3 Th e central goal of almost all these subsequent studies has been emphasized as we proceed to discuss the extensive work explor- 19 4 to improve the speed, accuracy, capacity, and/or clinical practi- ing possible improvements in P300-based BCIs. 20 5 cality of P300-based BCIs so that they can provide important Most P300-based BCI studies have focused on offl ine anal- 21 6 new communication and control options for people whose yses of data previously collected. Although offl ine analysis can 22 7 severe motor disabilities prevent them from using conventional enable very effi cient comparison of diff erent alternatives, it can 23 8 (i.e., muscle-based) assistive communication technology. only predict how the alternatives may perform in actual online 24 9 In considering these eff orts to improve the performance of usage. Even with leave-one-out cross-validation, offl ine analy- 25 10 P300-based BCIs, it should be remembered that the core of sis cannot reveal exactly how future performance may change 26 11 the evaluation should be the improvement that the BCI can when a method is actually used online. To the extent that the 27 12 make to the quality of life of users with severe disabilities. new method changes the classifi cation, and thus the feedback 28 13 In this regard, the fact that the BCI can restore a measure of provided to the BCI user, it may aff ect subsequent EEG and 29 14 independent communication may be more important than the thereby aff ect subsequent performance in ways only assessable 30 15 BCI’s exact accuracy or bitrate (i.e., speed). Furthermore, it is by online testing. Th e critical importance of online validation 31

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1 of new methods was discussed in greater detail in chapter 8 of 2003; Guo et al., 2010; Hong, Guo, et al., 2009; 53 2 this volume. In sum, while offl ine analysis is the workhorse of Hong, Lou, et al., 2009 ; Kaper, et al., 2004 ; 54 3 BCI research, online testing must be considered the gold stan­ Krusienski et al., 2006; Lal et al., 2004; Lenhardt 55 4 dard. About 25% of the studies that have used offl ine analyses et al., 2008 ; Lima et al., 2010 ; Meinicke, et al., 56 5 to evaluate alternative P300-based BCI methods have also 2002; Olson et al., 2005; Qin et al., 2007; Salvaris 57 6 included online validation of their results. & Sepulveda, 2009; Salvaris & Sepulveda, 2007; 58 Serby et al., 2005; Th ulasidas et al., 2006) 59

7 ALTERNATIVE ELECTRODE MONTAGES • Stepwise linear discriminant analysis (SWLDA) 60 (see chapter 8, this volume) (Bianchi et al., 2010 ; 61 8 As reviewed in Fabiani et al. (1987 ), P300 has traditionally Brouwer & van Erp, 2010 ; Dias et al., 2007 ; 62 9 been recorded from electrodes Fz, Cz, and Pz, according to the Garrett et al., 2003; Hoff mann et al., 2008; 63 10 10–20 electrode system (Jasper, 1958 ). Figure 12–2 shows Krusienski et al., 2006; Nijboer et al., 2008; 64 11 examples of several electrode montages that have been used in Sellers & Donchin, 2006; Sellers et al., 2006; 65 12 P300-based BCI studies (Krusienski et al., 2008 ). Th e original Townsend et al., 2010) 66 13 Farwell and Donchin (1988 ) study used only the EEG recorded 14 from electrode Pz. Studies since then have explored other • Fisher’s linear discriminant (see chapter 8, this 67 15 recording montages: three or four midline electrodes, Fz, Cz, volume) (Babiloni et al., 2001 ; Gutierrez & 68 16 Pz, or Oz (Piccione et al., 2006 ; Sellers & Donchin, 2006 ; Serby Escalona-Vargas, 2010; Hoff mann, et al., 2008; 69 17 et al., 2005 ); the International 10–20 system (Citi et al., 2008 ); Nazarpour et al., 2009 ; Salvaris & Sepulveda, 70 18 a set of 10 midline and parietal/occipital electrodes (Kaper 2009 , 2010) 71 19 et al., 2004 ; Lenhardt et al., 2008 ); a set of 11 electrodes (Neshige 20 et al., 2007 ); and a set of 25 central and parietal electrodes In an extensive offl ine analysis, Krusienski et al. ( 2006 ) com- 72 21 (Th ulasidas et al., 2006). pared classifi cation by SWLDA, linear support vector machines, 73 22 Krusienski et al. (2008 ) compared the performances of Gaussian support vector machines, Pearson’s correlation 74 23 SWLDA classifi cation algorithms based on the EEG from: method, and Fisher’s linear discriminant analysis. Although all 75 24 locations Fz, Pz, and Cz; locations PO7, PO8, and Oz; or all six fi ve methods performed reasonably well, the SWLDA and 76 25 of these locations. Th ese locations are shown in fi gure 12–2. Fisher’s linear discriminant methods were signifi cantly better 77 26 Th e algorithms that used either set of three EEG electrode than the other three (approximately 88% accuracy vs. 80–83% 78 27 locations achieved accuracies of about 65% on the 6x6 matrix, accuracy). Meinicke et al. ( 2002 ) also compared three diff erent 79 28 whereas the algorithm that used all six locations achieved an classifi cation methods: area; peak picking; and SVMs. Th ey used 80 29 accuracy of 90 % . At the same time, they also found that electrode Pz and showed that the SVM solution reached about 81 30 SWLDA classifi cation was not further improved by using a still 78 % accuracy in 30 sec, whereas the area and peak picking 82 31 larger set of 19 electrodes that included the original 6 elec­ methods reached about 78% accuracy in 1 min. 83 32 trodes. Th e high performance of these six EEG electrodes in In addition to the kinds of studies described above, several 84 33 offl ine analyses was also confi rmed in online testing. Internet-based BCI data competitions (e.g., Blankertz, 2005 ; 85 34 Th ese results are supported by the results of Hoff mann et al. Blankertz et al., 2004 ; Blankertz et al., 2006 ; Bradshaw et al., 86 35 ( 2008 ), who investigated the 4 midline electrodes, a set contain­ 2001; Rakotomamonjy & Guigue, 2008) have motivated many 87 36 ing four additional parietal electrodes, as well as sets that research groups from all over the world to try to develop better 88 37 included 16 and 32 electrodes. In general, the set using the mid­ P300-based BCI algorithms. Although a number of the new 89 38 line and parietal electrodes performed as well as the 16- and algorithms may achieve small improvements in performance, 90 39 32-electode montages. Meinicke et al. ( 2002 ) also examined the the overall result of now fairly extensive studies is that various 91 40 eff ects of various numbers of electrodes on the resulting classi­ signal-processing methods, when properly employed, provide 92 41 fi cation. Th ey found that with one or three electrodes, 30 sec roughly similar performance in offl ine analyses. At the same 93 42 were needed to achieve 85 % accuracy; in contrast, 7 or 10 elec­ time, some algorithms are likely to be easier than others to use 94 43 trodes reached accuracy above 95 % aft er 15 sec. in online applications. Taken as a whole, these studies suggest 95 that individual diff erences among BCI users may be a more 96 critical determinant of performance than the exact choice of 97 44 ALTERNATIVE SIGNAL-PROCESSING METHODS classifi cation algorithm, provided that the algorithm is prop- 98 erly parameterized (see chapter 8, this volume). Th is overall 99 45 Numerous studies have evaluated and compared the perfor­ result implies that major improvements in the current perfor- 100 46 mances of a variety of diff erent classifi cation algorithms, for mance of P300-based BCIs are likely to come from other kinds 101 47 example: of changes, as addressed in subsequent subsections. 102

48 • Independent components analysis (chapter 7, this 49 volume) (Beverina et al., 2003 ; Khan et al., 2009 ; Li ALTERNATIVE STIMULI AND STIMULUS 103 50 et al., 2009; Serby, et al., 2005) PRESENTATION PARAMETERS 104

51 • Support vector machines (chapter 8, this A number of studies have focused on the standard visual matrix 105 52 volume) (Beverina, et al., 2003 ; Garrett et al., with row/column presentation and explored the impact of 106

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1 variations in basic parameters such as item size and number, succession (once as part of a column and once as part of a row). 59 2 the rapidity of row/column fl ashing, fl ash duration, and the As a result, the P300 ERP evoked by the second fl ash is likely to 60 3 number of repetitions per selection (Salvaris & Sepulveda, be attenuated (Squires et al., 1976 ); and, because their analysis 61 4 2009; Sellers et al., 2006). epochs overlap, the two ERPs may distort each other (Martens 62 5 For example, Sellers et al. (2006 ) compared two diff erent et al., 2009; Woldorff , 1993 ). Furthermore, depending on the 63 6 values of stimulus onset asynchrony (i.e., the time from subject and particularly with higher stimulus-presentation 64 7 the beginning of one stimulus to the beginning of the next), rates, the subject may not even notice the second fl ash of the 65 8 175 msec and 350 msec, as well as two diff erent matrices (3 × 3 target. Another problem is that, with the row-column format, 66 9 and 6 × 6). In contrast to the fi ndings of Farwell and Donchin it is the target’s row or column, not the target alone, that evokes 67 10 (1988 ), but consistent with the fi ndings of Meinicke et al. the P300 ERP. As a result, although items not in the target’s row 68 11 (2002 ), they found that the higher stimulus rate yielded higher or column are seldom selected by mistake, items that are in the 69 12 classifi cation accuracy regardless of whether the conditions target’s row or column are selected by mistake much more 70 13 were matched for the number of stimulus presentations or the oft en (Donchin et al., 2000; Fazel-Rezai, 2007). 71 14 time per selection was held constant. In addition, P300 ampli­ To address these two problems, Townsend et al. ( 2010 ) 72 15 tude was larger with the 6 × 6 matrix than with the 3 × 3 matrix. developed a format in which groups of items (e.g., six items 73 16 Th is is consistent with the many studies showing that P300 from an 8 × 9 matrix of alphanumeric symbols and commands) 74 17 amplitude is inversely related to target probability (e.g., Allison were presented simultaneously. Th e groups were selected to 75 18 & Pineda, 2003 , 2006; Duncan-Johnson & Donchin, 1977). On satisfy two constraints. First, no item could be presented a 76 19 the other hand, Guger et al. (2009) compared the 6 × 6 matrix second time until at least six intervening groups of fl ashes had 77 20 format to a single-item presentation format. Although P300 occurred. Second, two adjacent items were never presented at 78 21 amplitude was higher with the single-item format, the matrix the same time. Th is checkerboard presentation format elimi- 79 22 format yielded higher accuracy and higher bit rate (chapter 8, nated the two problems of successive target presentations and 80 23 in this volume). adjacent item presentations. In an online comparison in 18 81 24 Using the Farwell and Donchin matrix format, other stud­ subjects that took into account the need to correct for any 82 25 ies have explored other variations in the presentation. Takano errors that occurred, the checkerboard format performed sig- 83 26 et al. (2009 ) varied the contrast between the stimuli and the nifi cantly better than the standard row/column format. In 84 27 background. Th ey compared a white/gray pattern (luminance addition, most users, including several people with ALS, 85 28 condition); a green/blue isoluminance pattern (color condi­ reported that they liked the checkerboard format better. 86 29 tion); and a green/blue luminance pattern (luminance/color Further explorations of alternative presentation formats are 87 30 condition). In online testing the third condition (luminance/ likely to produce further improvements. 88 31 color) provided higher accuracy. Salvaris and Sepulveda ( 2009 ) 32 varied the item/background colors, the item size, and the dis­ THE POSSIBLE ROLE OF GAZE DIRECTION 89 33 tance between items. Although a white background yielded the IN P300-BASED BCI PERFORMANCE 90 34 best performance, and small items yielded the lowest perfor­ 35 mance, no single option was best for all subjects. As described above, the P300 is evoked by stimuli of special 91 36 Perhaps the most important practical implication of these signifi cance. In the case of P300-based BCIs, the special sig- 92 37 and other studies of basic format parameters is that the optimal nifi cance is that the stimulus represents the BCI output desired 93 38 parameter settings vary across users, and thus they should be by the user. Th us, P300 elicitation does not require that the 94 39 optimized for each new BCI user (Sellers & Donchin, 2006 ). user look directly at (i.e., fi xate) the stimulus, and P300-based 95 40 Other researchers have explored modifi cations in the BCIs should be usable by people with limited or even absent 96 41 nature of the visual stimulus. In an eff ort to reduce the impact eye movements, such as many of those with late-stage ALS. 97 42 of the overlapping analysis epochs associated with rapid stimu­ At the same time, some recent evidence suggests that the 98 43 lus presentation rates, Martens et al. (2009 ) tested an apparent­ performance of P300-based BCIs that use a matrix format 99 44 motion paradigm in which the matrix items were in rectangles may depend to some extent on the user’s ability to fi xate the 100 45 and the stimulus was a sudden 90 ° rotation of the rectangle. desired item. 101 46 Th e user’s task was to count the number of times the rectangle Brunner et al. (2010) and Treder and Blankertz ( 2010) 102 47 containing the desired item rotated. Th is paradigm showed a compared P300-based BCI performance when the user fi xated 103 48 statistical improvement in performance for two of six subjects. a central point to that when the user fi xated the target. In both 104 49 In a similar eff ort, Hong et al. ( 2009 ) explored a stimulus studies, performance was better when the user fi xated the 105 50 designed to elicit a motion-specifi c ERP component (i.e., target. However, as noted previously, it is well established that 106 51 N200) that is most prominent at parietal electrodes P3 and P7. the P300 amplitude is decreased when the subject is assigned a 107 52 Although offl ine analyses found performance similar to that of second task (Donchin, 1987b; Fowler, 1994; Gopher, 1986; 108 53 the standard P300-based BCI format, the results suggested that Kramer et al., 1986; Kramer et al., 1983; Kramer et al., 1985; 109 54 the new design might reduce the number of scalp electrodes Sirevaag et al., 1989; Wickens et al., 1983; Wickens et al.,1984). 110 55 needed. By asking that the subject fi xate a point other than the target 111 56 Several studies have addressed two problems associated during BCI use, Brunner et al (2010 ) and Treder and Blankertz 112 57 with the row/column stimulation format. First, the desired (2010 ) essentially imposed a second task. Th us, although accu- 113 58 item (i.e., the target stimulus) will sometimes fl ash twice in racy was signifi cantly higher in the fi xate condition, it is not 114

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1 surprising that the gaze requirement yielded lower P300 ampli­ paradigms is the low number of possible selections (e.g., two or 57 2 tude and reduced accuracy. Although Brunner et al. ( 2010 ) four) compared to the much higher number available with 58 3 conclude that the higher classifi cation accuracy in the fi xate standard visual P300-based BCIs (e.g., 6 × 6 = 36). Th us, the 59 4 condition indicates that P300-based BCI performance depends rate of communication is necessarily slow. Nevertheless it 60 5 on the subject’s ability to fi xate the target character, it is evident might still be extremely valuable for people who lack other 61 6 from their results that classifi cation does not require fi xation. eff ective options. 62 7 Moreover, using a paradigm similar to that of Treder and In an eff ort to improve the bitrate, several studies have pre- 63 8 Blankertz ( 2010), Liu et al. (2010) reported mean accuracy sented auditory stimuli that map onto a visual matrix. Furdea 64 9 higher than 96% for a covert attention task. These results dem­ et al. (2009 ) used a 5 × 5 visual matrix in one condition, and a 65 10 onstrate that optimizing the presentation paradigm can yield 5 × 5 auditory (i.e., the spoken words “one” to “ten”) and visual 66 11 highly accurate results even when the subject does not fi xate matrix in another condition. Th e auditory stimuli mapped to 67 12 the target. the fi ve rows and fi ve columns of the matrix, which were 68 13 Nearly all P300-based BCI studies since 2004 have incor­ labeled 1–10. Nine of 13 subjects were able to use the auditory 69 14 porated relatively short-latency (e.g., 150–250 msec) features and visual matrix with accuracy of 70% or higher. In contrast, 70 15 recorded from occipital scalp locations (i.e., over visual cortex). all 13 subjects achieved accuracy of 75 % or higher in the visual 71 16 Th e clear value of such early-latency posterior scalp features condition, and 11 of the 13 were above 95% . In a similar design, 72 17 suggests that the responses elicited by the matrix P300-based Klobassa et al. (2009 ) used a 6 × 6 matrix and presented envi- 73 18 BCI, and the accuracy of the classifi cation they achieve, may ronmental sounds that correspond to the rows and columns. 74 19 depend to some degree on occipital visual evoked potentials Th is study showed that subjects were eventually able to use the 75 20 (e.g., P100 and N200 see Th e Oddball Paradigm above), in system with the auditory stimuli alone. However, the commu- 76 21 addition to the P300. On the other hand, it should be noted nication rates were still relatively low next to those of visual 77 22 that occipital VEP components are aff ected by attention (Eason, P300-based BCIs. 78 23 1981; Harter et al., 1982; Hillyard & Munte, 1984; Mangun Th ese early studies have established the feasibility of audi- 79 24 et al., 1993 ). It has also been noted that P300-related activity tory P300-based BCIs. Th is achievement, combined with the 80 25 occurring in the temporal-parietal cortical junction may con­ clinical need for such systems, should encourage their further 81 26 tribute to the EEG recorded from occipital electrodes (Dien development. 82 27 et al., 2003; Polich, 2007). 28 Th e practical implications of these results for the clinical PROSPECTS FOR IMPROVING 83 29 usefulness of P300-based BCIs are not clear. Whereas P300­ P300-BASED BCIS 84 30 based BCI performance may depend to some degree on the 31 user’s ability to look directly at the desired item, the impor­ Current P300-based BCI designs provide relatively modest 85 32 tance of this factor in determining the usefulness of these BCIs rates of communication. Many research groups are working to 86 33 for people with eye-movement impairments remains to be improve P300-based BCIs by exploring new electrode selec- 87 34 determined. In this regard it is relevant to note that one person tion methods, presentation paradigms, and applications. 88 35 with ALS who could no longer use his eye-tracker communi­ Cecotti et al. ( 2011 ) introduced a new electrode selection 89 36 cation device was able to use a P300-based BCI very eff ectively algorithm to reduce the number of electrodes necessary for a 90 37 (Sellers et al., 2010 ). In a more general sense, it should be given person to use a P300-based BCI. Electrode selection, 91 38 appreciated that the performance of any BCI that depends on more specifi cally reduction, will be a valuable asset in terms of 92 39 the user’s vision is likely to be aff ected by loss of eye-movement cost, convenience, and portability as more people begin to use 93 40 control. For example, a sensorimotor-rhythm-based BCI (see BCIs. In theory, a small number of electrodes should be suffi- 94 41 chapter 13, this volume) that controls cursor movement is cient for P300-based control; however, due to individual diff er- 95 42 likely to perform less well when the user’s gaze cannot follow ences, it may be advantageous to start with a somewhat larger 96 43 the moving cursor. Th is practical reality brings us to the next array and then prune it to as few electrodes as possible. 97 44 section. Other studies have explored variations in contrast and 98 color (Salvaris & Sepulveda, 2009 ; Takano et al., 2009 ), over- 99 lapping stimuli and apparent (Martens et al., 2009 ) or actual 100 45 P300-BASED BCIS THAT USE AUDITORY (Hong et al., 2009 ) motion, stimulus presentation modifi ca- 101 46 STIMULI tions (Jin et al., 2011 ; Townsend et al., 2010 ), suppressing char- 102 47 Many of the people who need the basic communication capac­ acters that surround the target during calibration (Frye et al., 103 48 ity that a P300-based BCI could provide may fi nd it impracti­ in press), and using mindfulness induction to increase atten- 104 49 cal or impossible to use a system that requires vision. For tional resources (Lakey et al., in press). Schreuder et al. ( 2010 ) 105 50 example, in addition to weak eye-movement control, people designed a fi ve-choice auditory BCI by giving each stimulus a 106 51 with advanced ALS may have visual diffi culties due to diplopia unique tone and a unique spatial location. Th e study showed 107 52 (double vision), ptosis (drooping eyelids), or dry eyes. In that the system produced speed and accuracy comparable to 108 53 response to this problem, several research groups have begun some visual P300-based BCIs. Brouwer and van Erp ( 2010 ) 109 54 developing P300-based BCIs that use auditory stimuli instead showed that a tactile P300-based BCI using stimulating elec- 110 55 of, or in addition to, visual stimuli (Hill, 2005 ; Nijboer et al., trodes placed around the waist can achieve speed and accuracy 111 56 2008; Pham et al., 2005). Th e major limitation of these similar to that of most auditory BCIs. 112

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1 New applications are also emerging. For example, extent to which long-term intensive home use (i.e., many hours 57 2 Mussinger et al. ( 2010 ) showed that a P300-based BCI can be per day over months and years) will degrade performance. Th e 58 3 used as a creative tool as well as a communication device. amplitude, form, or stability of the P300 might conceivably 59 4 Subjects performed copy-spelling, copy-painting, and free- degrade over the hours of use within a day and/or over many 60 5 painting tasks. We have seen advances toward a P300-based days and weeks of use. For example, habituation, or decreased 61 6 Internet browser (Bensch et al., 2007 ; Mugler et al., 2008 ; amplitude with repeated stimulus presentation, occurs with 62 7 Mugler et al., 2010 ) and also how a predictive spelling program many ERP phenomena (Kinoshita et al., 1996 ; Ravden & 63 8 can increase throughput (Ryan et al., 2011). Polich, 1998 , 1999). Th e initial results for P300-based BCI use 64 are encouraging. Sellers and Donchin ( 2006 ) showed reliable 65 use of the P300-based BCI by six people, three with ALS, over 66 9 INDEPENDENT HOME USE OF a period of 10 weeks. Most notably, despite frequent lengthy 67 10 P300-BASED BCIS daily use over 3 years, P300-based BCI performance by a 68 11 Because P300-based BCI systems are noninvasive, relatively person with ALS did not deteriorate (Sellers et al., 2010 ). Th e 69 12 portable and inexpensive, and perform reliably, they are the amplitude and form of the target and nontarget ERPs remained 70 13 fi rst BCIs being taken out of the laboratory and used indepen­ stable. Furthermore, even though the SWLDA algorithm was 71 14 dently by severely disabled people in their daily lives for basic reparameterized periodically, the optimal parameters changed 72 15 communication and environmental control. Although the fi rst very little over time. 73 16 report of in-home testing is provided in Farwell and Donchin One important fi nding from eff orts to provide the P300- 74 17 (1988), the concept was fi rst described earlier by Donchin in a based BCI to people who are very severely disabled is that it is 75 18 1985 lecture (see Donchin, 1987a , for a transcript of the lec­ useful to conduct an initial test of the extent to which the 76 19 ture). Birbaumer et al. (1999) reported the fi rst long-term person can generate a P300 in the simplest and most straight- 77 20 home usage of a BCI system by a man with ALS. However, it is forward form of the oddball paradigm, such as a protocol in 78 21 only recently that a larger-scale eff ort to implement home use which a succession of two pictures (e.g., a zebra or an elephant) 79 22 independent of close oversight by a research team has begun are presented, with one appearing 80 % of the time and the 80 23 (Sellers et al., 2010 ; Vaughan et al., 2006 ). Even though the other 20% . If the rare event fails to elicit a P300, it is very 81 24 system is slow compared to conventional means of communi­ unlikely that the person will be able to use a visual P300-based 82 25 cation, it should be noted that, for severally disabled users, BCI. A recent innovation is the development of a screening 83 26 communication speed is oft en less important than accuracy method to evaluate more thoroughly within a few sessions 84 27 and reliability and the fact that the BCI restores a measure of whether a severely disabled person has the ability to use the 85 28 independence (Kubler & Neumann, 2005 ; Nijboer et al., 2008 ; P300-based BCI (McCane et al., 2009). 86 29 Sellers & Donchin, 2006 ) (although most BCI users would pre­ 30 sumably opt for faster communication if it were available). 31 Th ese fi rst eff orts have encountered, described, and begun SUMMARY 87 32 to address the myriad diffi cult issues that arise when a new 33 technology is taken out of the simple, highly controlled labora­ An event-related potential (ERP) is a distinctive pattern of volt- 88 34 tory environment and placed into the complex, changing, and age changes that is time-locked to a specifi c event. Th e most 89 35 unpredictable environments in which people, including those prominent ERP BCI is the P300-based BCI. The P300 is a pos- 90 36 with severe disabilities, actually live. Th ese issues include (but itive potential that occurs over central-parietal scalp 250–700 91 37 are certainly not limited to) the capacities, expectations, and msec aft er a rare event occurs in the context of the oddball 92 38 desires of the prospective users and their caregivers; the need paradigm. Th is paradigm has three essential attributes: 93 39 for extremely simple and robust hardware and soft ware and for 40 simple and convenient usage procedures; the diffi culty of eval­ • A subject is presented with a series of events (i.e., 94 41 uating prospective users who currently can communicate very stimuli), each of which falls into one of two classes. 95 42 little if at all; the impact of the user’s disease process on P300 • Th e events that fall into one of the classes are less 96 43 generation; the selection of the proper point in the disease pro­ frequent than those that fall into the other class. 97 44 cess to introduce BCI usage; the physical and mental state of 45 the user; the physical and social features and stability of the • Th e subject performs a task that requires 98 46 home environment; the presence of electromagnetic noise or classifying each event into one of the two 99 47 instability; the need for prompt and eff ective technical support; classes. 100 48 the impact of other illnesses; and the practical and ethical 49 issues that arise if and when disease progression degrades BCI In 1988, Farwell and Donchin described a BCI based on 101 50 performance. Th ese many issues are addressed more fully in the oddball paradigm. Th e rows and columns of a 6 × 6 matrix 102 51 chapters 20 and 24 of this volume. Indeed, although the subject of letters and commands fl ashed rapidly, and the target events 103 52 of chapter 20 is the clinical usage of BCIs in general, its sub­ were the row and column that contained the item the subject 104 53 stance is of necessity drawn almost entirely from experience wanted to select. Th is P300-based BCI provided relatively slow 105 54 with P300-based BCIs. but eff ective communication. 106 55 One issue important for home use is addressed here because Over the past two decades, the original P300-based BCI 107 56 it applies to P300-based systems specifi cally. Th at issue is the design has provided a robust basis for continued development 108

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