title: Stimulator selection in SSVEP-based BCI.
abstract: Steady-state visual evoked potentials (SSVEP) are increasingly used in the development of brain-computer interface techniques (BCI). We investigated the spectrum differences of three kinds of flickers and the differences in SSVEPs evoked by three different stimulators, i.e. the light-emitting diode, the cathode ray tube of a desktop monitor and the liquid crystal display of a laptop screen. The results showed that the SSVEP differences were strongly related to the frequency spectrum differences of the flickers. According to these differences, the stimulator was selected based on the complexity of the BCI system.
authors.affiliation: Center of Neuro-Informatics, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, ChengDu 610054, China.
authors.forename: Zhenghua
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yongxiu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Dezhong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010775:Photic Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000502:physiology*