Evaluating Brain-Computer Interface Performance Using Color in the P300 Checkerboard Speller
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2017
Description
Objective Current Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) systems typically flash an array of items from grey to white (GW). The objective of this study was to evaluate BCI performance using uniquely colored stimuli. Methods In addition to the GW stimuli, the current study tested two types of color stimuli (grey to color [GC] and color intensification [CI]). The main hypotheses were that in a checkboard paradigm, unique color stimuli will: (1) increase BCI performance over the standard GW paradigm; (2) elicit larger event-related potentials (ERPs); and, (3) improve offline performance with an electrode selection algorithm (i.e., Jumpwise). Results Online results (n = 36) showed that GC provides higher accuracy and information transfer rate than the CI and GW conditions. Waveform analysis showed that GC produced higher amplitude ERPs than CI and GW. Information transfer rate was improved by the Jumpwise-selected channel locations in all conditions. Conclusions Unique color stimuli (GC) improved BCI performance and enhanced ERPs. Jumpwise-selected electrode locations improved offline performance. Significance These results show that in a checkerboard paradigm, unique color stimuli increase BCI performance, are preferred by participants, and are important to the design of end-user applications; thus, could lead to an increase in end-user performance and acceptance of BCI technology.
Citation Information
Ryan, D. B.; Townsend, G.; Gates, N. A.; Colwell, K.; and Sellers, E. W.. 2017. Evaluating Brain-Computer Interface Performance Using Color in the P300 Checkerboard Speller. Clinical Neurophysiology. Vol.128(10). 2050-2057. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2017.07.397 PMID: 28863361 ISSN: 1388-2457