By Priyal Patel for Neurotech@Davis
Introduction
What connects all the topics we have covered so far together?
the BCI Pipeline <3
What is a BCI?
A brain computer interface, which means some kind of project that incorporates brain signals in performing a task or predicting a result.
What is a Pipeline?
A way to represent how different components of a project are "connected" together.
How would you link components of a project together?
Using connectors, the special glue. Some modern day examples include bluetooth, usb, wires, electrode gel, python libraries, and so many more.
When researching connectors, two key questions to Google:
- How can [component x] communicate or link with [component y]?
- see how other people have tried to link these components
- What are the limitations of using [connector z]?
- see what problems people have had using this type of connector & their suggestions for alternative connectors
Usually there won't be a direct mention of a "BCI pipeline" in a research paper or open-source project; by the identifying the pipeline steps outline on the next page in these online sources, you can gain ideas for how people went about forming their pipelines.