Brain Computer Interface Benefits Patients in China

Brain Computer Interface (BCI) technology is emerging as a powerful tool for treating neurological disorders and advancing neuroscience. In Sichuan Province, southwest China, research, experimentation, and clinical applications of BCIs are accelerating. Our reporter Zheng Songwu has more from the provincial capital, Chengdu. The machine I would use is a robotic walker with BCI technology. The expert helped me wear a wet electroencephalogram cap that uses conductive materials to improve the connection between electrodes and the scalp for better signal quality. It captures signals from our brainwaves to determine the activity level of our brain, then decodes the motor intentions of our patients. These motor intentions bypass the patients' disabled or partially impaired limbs, and are directly transmitted as commands to the lower-limb exoskeleton.