Frontiers in Human Neuroscience (Dec 2020)
Advancing Brain-Computer Interface Applications for Severely Disabled Children Through a Multidisciplinary National Network: Summary of the Inaugural Pediatric BCI Canada Meeting
- Eli Kinney-Lang,
- Eli Kinney-Lang,
- Eli Kinney-Lang,
- Dion Kelly,
- Dion Kelly,
- Dion Kelly,
- Erica D. Floreani,
- Erica D. Floreani,
- Erica D. Floreani,
- Zeanna Jadavji,
- Zeanna Jadavji,
- Zeanna Jadavji,
- Danette Rowley,
- Danette Rowley,
- Danette Rowley,
- Ephrem Takele Zewdie,
- Ephrem Takele Zewdie,
- Ephrem Takele Zewdie,
- Javad R. Anaraki,
- Javad R. Anaraki,
- Hosein Bahari,
- Kim Beckers,
- Kim Beckers,
- Kim Beckers,
- Karen Castelane,
- Lindsey Crawford,
- Sarah House,
- Chelsea A. Rauh,
- Amber Michaud,
- Matheus Mussi,
- Jessica Silver,
- Corinne Tuck,
- Kim Adams,
- John Andersen,
- John Andersen,
- Tom Chau,
- Tom Chau,
- Adam Kirton,
- Adam Kirton,
- Adam Kirton
Affiliations
- Eli Kinney-Lang
- Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Neurosciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Eli Kinney-Lang
- Cumming School of Medicine, Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Eli Kinney-Lang
- Cumming School of Medicine, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Dion Kelly
- Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Neurosciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Dion Kelly
- Cumming School of Medicine, Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Dion Kelly
- Cumming School of Medicine, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Erica D. Floreani
- Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Neurosciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Erica D. Floreani
- Cumming School of Medicine, Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Erica D. Floreani
- Cumming School of Medicine, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Zeanna Jadavji
- Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Neurosciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Zeanna Jadavji
- Cumming School of Medicine, Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Zeanna Jadavji
- Cumming School of Medicine, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Danette Rowley
- Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Neurosciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Danette Rowley
- Cumming School of Medicine, Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Danette Rowley
- Cumming School of Medicine, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Ephrem Takele Zewdie
- Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Neurosciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Ephrem Takele Zewdie
- Cumming School of Medicine, Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Ephrem Takele Zewdie
- Cumming School of Medicine, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Javad R. Anaraki
- Department of Rehabilitation Science, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Javad R. Anaraki
- PRISM Laboratory, Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Hosein Bahari
- I CAN Centre, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- Kim Beckers
- Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Neurosciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Kim Beckers
- Cumming School of Medicine, Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Kim Beckers
- Cumming School of Medicine, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Karen Castelane
- PRISM Laboratory, Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Lindsey Crawford
- PRISM Laboratory, Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Sarah House
- PRISM Laboratory, Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Chelsea A. Rauh
- PRISM Laboratory, Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Amber Michaud
- I CAN Centre, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- Matheus Mussi
- Assistive Technology Laboratory, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- Jessica Silver
- PRISM Laboratory, Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Corinne Tuck
- I CAN Centre, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- Kim Adams
- Assistive Technology Laboratory, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- John Andersen
- I CAN Centre, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- John Andersen
- Assistive Technology Laboratory, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- Tom Chau
- Department of Rehabilitation Science, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Tom Chau
- PRISM Laboratory, Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Adam Kirton
- Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Neurosciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Adam Kirton
- Cumming School of Medicine, Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Adam Kirton
- Cumming School of Medicine, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2020.593883
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 14
Abstract
Thousands of youth suffering from acquired brain injury or other early-life neurological disease live, mature, and learn with only limited communication and interaction with their world. Such cognitively capable children are ideal candidates for brain-computer interfaces (BCI). While BCI systems are rapidly evolving, a fundamental gap exists between technological innovators and the patients and families who stand to benefit. Forays into translating BCI systems to children in recent years have revealed that kids can learn to operate simple BCI with proficiency akin to adults. BCI could bring significant boons to the lives of many children with severe physical impairment, supporting their complex physical and social needs. However, children have been neglected in BCI research and a collaborative BCI research community is required to unite and push pediatric BCI development forward. To this end, the pediatric BCI Canada collaborative network (BCI-CAN) was formed, under a unified goal to cooperatively drive forward pediatric BCI innovation and impact. This article reflects on the topics and discussions raised in the foundational BCI-CAN meeting held in Toronto, ON, Canada in November 2019 and suggests the next steps required to see BCI impact the lives of children with severe neurological disease and their families.
Keywords
- brain-computer interface
- pediatrics
- developmental neuroscience
- brain-machine interface
- clinical neuroscience
- neurology
