title: BCI meeting 2005--workshop on technology: hardware and software.
abstract: This paper describes the outcome of discussions held during the Third International BCI Meeting at a workshop to review and evaluate the current state of BCI-related hardware and software. Technical requirements and current technologies, standardization procedures and future trends are covered. The main conclusion was recognition of the need to focus technical requirements on the users' needs and the need for consistent standards in BCI research.
authors.affiliation: Fondazione Santa Lucia, 00179 Rome, Italy. febo.cincotti@uniroma1.it
authors.forename: Febo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cincotti
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bianchi
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Birch
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guger
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mellinger
authors.forename: Reinhold
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Scherer
authors.forename: Robert N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yáñez Suárez
authors.forename: Gerwin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schalk
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000639:trends*; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities / Q000639:trends*; D003201:Computers / Q000639:trends; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D008328:Man-Machine Systems; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012984:Software / Q000639:trends*; D014584:User-Computer Interface