01674nas a2200121   4500008004100000245008200041210006900123260001200192520120300204100002001407700001901427856010601446       2011                        eng d00aDefense-related insights and solutions from neuroscience and neuroengineering0 aDefenserelated insights and solutions from neuroscience and neur  c06/20113 aCommunication of intent usually requires motor function, which can be limiting during military missions. Determining a soldier's intent from brain signals rather than using muscles would have numerous applications for tactical combat. Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) translate brain signals into machine readable form and could optimize a soldier's interaction with the surrounding environment. However, current BCI devices have largely remained laboratory curiosities, because current techniques either require extended training or do not have the requisite signal fidelity, because they are highly invasive and thus not safe or practical for use in humans, or because they rely on equipment (such as magnetic resonance imaging scanners) that do not allow for real-time applications and/or field deployment. The objective of our research program is to create a prototype of a system for communication and monitoring of orientation that uses brain signals to provide, in real time, an accurate assessment of the users intentional focus and imagined speech. We expect that our efforts will provide a prototype of the first intuitive brain-based communication and orientation system for human use.
1 aGunduz, Aysegul1 aSchalk, Gerwin  uhttps://neurotechcenter.org/publications/2011/defense-related-insights-and-solutions-neuroscience-and