Is EMG a Viable Alternative to BCI for Detecting Movement Intention in Severe Stroke?

Objective: In light of the shortcomings of current restorative brain-computer interfaces (BCI), this study investigated the possibility of using EMG to detect hand/wrist extension movement intention to trigger robot-assisted training in individuals without residual movements. Methods: We compared movement intention detection using an EMG detector with a sensorimotor rhythm based EEG-BCI using only ipsilesional activity. This was carried out on...