Brain-Computer Interface
With a Brain-Computer Interface (BCI), users can control a computer with their brain, without the need for muscle movements. People with severe paralysis and communication problems can use a BCI to control a speech computer.
The answers to frequently asked questions can be found via the link below.
Home Use
In the past years the UMC Utrecht successfully investigated the possibility of using BCIs at home as communication aids. Participants could use their BCI at home, independently, to spell words on a speech computer and alert their caregivers.
You can read more about our study via the link below.
Research at the UMC Utrecht
Before BCIs can be widely available, we need more information on how the brain works and about different BCI techniques. It is also important to make current BCI-communication faster and better. These topics will be investigated in detail at the UMC Utrecht in the coming years.
We are currently looking for participants for one of our studies.
More information can be found via the link below.
Our team
We are pioneers in the field of BCI in and outside of the Netherlands
Our team consists of researchers with diverse backgrounds, which means we as a group have many different skills and qualities. In addition, we collaborate often with researchers in and outside of the Netherlands.
We work in the UMC Utrecht Brain Center and are part of the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery.
Do you want to learn more about us? Click on the link below.