Modulating brain activity with invasive brain–computer interface: a narrative review

ZP Zhao, C Nie, CT Jiang, SH Cao, KX Tian, S Yu… - Brain sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Brain-computer interface (BCI) can be used as a real-time bidirectional information gateway
between the brain and machines. In particular, rapid progress in invasive BCI, propelled by …

The science and engineering behind sensitized brain-controlled bionic hands

C Pandarinath, SJ Bensmaia - Physiological Reviews, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Advances in our understanding of brain function, along with the development of neural
interfaces that allow for the monitoring and activation of neurons, have paved the way for …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond body maps: Information content of specific body parts is distributed across the somatosensory homunculus

D Muret, V Root, P Kieliba, D Clode, TR Makin - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
The homunculus in primary somatosensory cortex (S1) is famous for its body part selectivity,
but this dominant feature may eclipse other representational features, eg, information …

The state of clinical trials of implantable brain–computer interfaces

KM Patrick-Krueger, I Burkhart… - Nature reviews …, 2025 - nature.com
Implanted brain–computer interfaces (iBCIs) translate brain activity recorded intracranially
into commands for virtual or physical machines to restore or rehabilitate motor, sensory or …

[HTML][HTML] Decoding grasp and speech signals from the cortical grasp circuit in a tetraplegic human

SK Wandelt, S Kellis, DA Bjånes, K Pejsa, B Lee, C Liu… - Neuron, 2022 - cell.com
The cortical grasp network encodes planning and execution of grasps and processes
spoken and written aspects of language. High-level cortical areas within this network are …

Event-related desynchronization induced by tactile imagery: An EEG study

L Yakovlev, N Syrov, A Miroshnikov, M Lebedev… - eneuro, 2023 - eneuro.org
It is well known that both hand movements and mental representations of movement lead to
event-related desynchronization (ERD) of the electroencephalogram (EEG) recorded over …

Exploring cognition with brain–machine interfaces

RA Andersen, T Aflalo, L Bashford… - Annual review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Traditional brain–machine interfaces decode cortical motor commands to control external
devices. These commands are the product of higher-level cognitive processes, occurring …

Tactile versus motor imagery: differences in corticospinal excitability assessed with single-pulse TMS

M Morozova, A Nasibullina, L Yakovlev, N Syrov… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Tactile Imagery (TI) remains a fairly understudied phenomenon despite growing attention to
this topic in recent years. Here, we investigated the effects of TI on corticospinal excitability …

[HTML][HTML] Preserved cortical somatotopic and motor representations in tetraplegic humans

RA Andersen, T Aflalo - Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 2022 - Elsevier
A rich literature has documented changes in cortical representations of the body in
somatosensory and motor cortex. Recent clinical studies of brain–machine interfaces …

[HTML][HTML] S1 represents multisensory contexts and somatotopic locations within and outside the bounds of the cortical homunculus

IA Rosenthal, L Bashford, S Kellis, K Pejsa, B Lee… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Recent literature suggests that tactile events are represented in the primary somatosensory
cortex (S1) beyond its long-established topography; in addition, the extent to which S1 is …