BCIs: Research and Development for Children
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have significant potential to restore, replace, enhance, supplement, or improve motor output in children. For children living with severe motor disabilities, BCIs can provide a critical channel for communicating and interacting with the world using only brain activity. In these individuals, a BCI may be the difference between being completely locked-in and having the ability to exercise their human rights to share and play. Thus, it is imperative to consider how BCIs can be effectively designed for children and especially children with severe motor disabilities.
Goal
The goal of this research topic is to substantially increase the size of the literature on the research and development of BCIs for children. At present, few studies have reported on the design of BCIs for children or described the challenges of real-world adoption of BCIs in young populations. Even within this limited literature, there are conflicts; consequently, it remains unclear whether children—and particularly those with severe motor disabilities—can effectively use existing BCI control schemes developed for adults. By publishing a concentrated set of articles on BCIs for children, this research topic will increase awareness of the critical need for BCI research focused on children, help researchers understand the challenges inherent to the development of BCIs for younger populations, and resolve conflicts within the existing pediatric BCI literature.
Scope and information for Authors
This Research Topic seeks articles on the design, development, and implementation of BCIs for children. To capture the breadth of challenges facing effective pediatric BCIs, we welcome timely contributions of Original Research, Review, Mini-Review, Hypothesis and Theory, Perspective, Clinical Trial, Case Report and Opinion articles that cover, but are not limited to, the following topics relevant to pediatric BCIs:
- BCI applications for communication, control, or mobility;
- Signal processing of pediatric biosignals (EEG/MEG/fMRI/fNIRS);
- BCIs for rehabilitation in children;
- Adaptive plasticity;
- User-centered design and co-design of BCIs with children;
- Descriptions or summaries of implementation challenges in pediatric BCIs;
- BCI applications adapted for play;
- Deep learning (CNN, RNN, GAN, etc.);
- Transfer learning;
- Hardware design;
- Limitations and critical issues facing BCI for children;
- Clinical case studies;
- Hybrid or multimodal BCIs (i.e., BCIs combined with other assistive or access technologies);
- Incorporation of BCIs into seating and/or positioning aids.
BCIs: Research and Development for Children
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have significant potential to restore, replace, enhance, supplement, or improve motor output in children. For children living with severe motor disabilities, BCIs can provide a critical channel for communicating and interacting with the world using only brain activity. In these individuals, a BCI may be the difference between being completely locked-in and having the ability to exercise their human rights to share and play. Thus, it is imperative to consider how BCIs can be effectively designed for children and especially children with severe motor disabilities.
Goal
The goal of this research topic is to substantially increase the size of the literature on the research and development of BCIs for children. At present, few studies have reported on the design of BCIs for children or described the challenges of real-world adoption of BCIs in young populations. Even within this limited literature, there are conflicts; consequently, it remains unclear whether children—and particularly those with severe motor disabilities—can effectively use existing BCI control schemes developed for adults. By publishing a concentrated set of articles on BCIs for children, this research topic will increase awareness of the critical need for BCI research focused on children, help researchers understand the challenges inherent to the development of BCIs for younger populations, and resolve conflicts within the existing pediatric BCI literature.
Scope and information for Authors
This Research Topic seeks articles on the design, development, and implementation of BCIs for children. To capture the breadth of challenges facing effective pediatric BCIs, we welcome timely contributions of Original Research, Review, Mini-Review, Hypothesis and Theory, Perspective, Clinical Trial, Case Report and Opinion articles that cover, but are not limited to, the following topics relevant to pediatric BCIs:
- BCI applications for communication, control, or mobility;
- Signal processing of pediatric biosignals (EEG/MEG/fMRI/fNIRS);
- BCIs for rehabilitation in children;
- Adaptive plasticity;
- User-centered design and co-design of BCIs with children;
- Descriptions or summaries of implementation challenges in pediatric BCIs;
- BCI applications adapted for play;
- Deep learning (CNN, RNN, GAN, etc.);
- Transfer learning;
- Hardware design;
- Limitations and critical issues facing BCI for children;
- Clinical case studies;
- Hybrid or multimodal BCIs (i.e., BCIs combined with other assistive or access technologies);
- Incorporation of BCIs into seating and/or positioning aids.