title: [Neural engineering and neural prostheses].
abstract: The motivation of the brain-computer interface (BCI) research and its potential applications are introduced in this paper. Some of the problems in BCI-based medical device developments are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084. gsk-dea@tsinghua.edu.cn
authors.forename: Shang-Kai
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Zhi-Guang
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiao-Rong
authors.initials: XR
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Fu-Sheng
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities / Q000639:trends; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000295:instrumentation; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D014584:User-Computer Interface