Brain-Computer Interfaces

  1. Foundational Neuroscience for BCIs
    1. The Human Brain Overview
      1. Gross Anatomy
        1. Cerebrum
          1. Cerebellum
            1. Brainstem
            2. Major Lobes and Functions
              1. Frontal Lobe
                1. Executive Functions
                  1. Motor Planning
                    1. Personality and Behavior
                    2. Parietal Lobe
                      1. Sensory Integration
                        1. Spatial Processing
                          1. Attention
                          2. Temporal Lobe
                            1. Auditory Processing
                              1. Memory Formation
                                1. Language Comprehension
                                2. Occipital Lobe
                                  1. Visual Processing
                                    1. Visual Cortex Organization
                                  2. The Cerebral Cortex
                                    1. Structure and Layers
                                      1. Six-Layer Organization
                                        1. Cell Types in Each Layer
                                        2. Functional Areas
                                          1. Primary Sensory Areas
                                            1. Primary Motor Areas
                                              1. Association Areas
                                              2. Cortical Connectivity
                                                1. Local Circuits
                                                  1. Long-Range Connections
                                              3. Motor System Organization
                                                1. Primary Motor Cortex
                                                  1. Somatotopic Organization
                                                    1. Motor Homunculus
                                                      1. Corticospinal Tract
                                                      2. Premotor Areas
                                                        1. Premotor Cortex
                                                          1. Supplementary Motor Area
                                                            1. Motor Planning Functions
                                                            2. Motor Control Hierarchy
                                                              1. Cortical Control
                                                                1. Subcortical Structures
                                                                  1. Spinal Circuits
                                                                  2. Movement Preparation and Execution
                                                                    1. Motor Planning Signals
                                                                      1. Movement Initiation
                                                                        1. Online Control
                                                                      2. Sensory System Organization
                                                                        1. Primary Somatosensory Cortex
                                                                          1. Somatotopic Organization
                                                                            1. Sensory Homunculus
                                                                              1. Touch and Proprioception
                                                                              2. Visual System
                                                                                1. Primary Visual Cortex
                                                                                  1. Visual Processing Streams
                                                                                    1. Visual Attention
                                                                                    2. Auditory System
                                                                                      1. Primary Auditory Cortex
                                                                                        1. Auditory Processing Pathways
                                                                                          1. Sound Localization
                                                                                          2. Sensory Integration
                                                                                            1. Multisensory Processing
                                                                                              1. Cross-Modal Plasticity
                                                                                            2. Neurons and Neural Communication
                                                                                              1. Neuron Structure and Types
                                                                                                1. Cell Body Components
                                                                                                  1. Soma
                                                                                                    1. Nucleus
                                                                                                      1. Organelles
                                                                                                      2. Dendrites
                                                                                                        1. Structure and Function
                                                                                                          1. Dendritic Integration
                                                                                                          2. Axon
                                                                                                            1. Structure and Function
                                                                                                              1. Myelination
                                                                                                              2. Neuron Classification
                                                                                                                1. Excitatory Neurons
                                                                                                                  1. Inhibitory Neurons
                                                                                                                    1. Interneurons
                                                                                                                  2. Action Potentials
                                                                                                                    1. Membrane Potential
                                                                                                                      1. Resting Potential
                                                                                                                        1. Threshold Potential
                                                                                                                        2. Generation and Propagation
                                                                                                                          1. Sodium-Potassium Pump
                                                                                                                            1. Voltage-Gated Channels
                                                                                                                            2. All-or-None Principle
                                                                                                                              1. Refractory Periods
                                                                                                                              2. Synaptic Transmission
                                                                                                                                1. Chemical Synapses
                                                                                                                                  1. Presynaptic Terminal
                                                                                                                                    1. Synaptic Cleft
                                                                                                                                      1. Postsynaptic Receptors
                                                                                                                                      2. Electrical Synapses
                                                                                                                                        1. Gap Junctions
                                                                                                                                          1. Electrical Coupling
                                                                                                                                          2. Neurotransmitters
                                                                                                                                            1. Types and Functions
                                                                                                                                              1. Release Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                                1. Receptor Binding
                                                                                                                                              2. Population Neural Activity
                                                                                                                                                1. Local Field Potentials
                                                                                                                                                  1. Origin and Generation
                                                                                                                                                    1. Relationship to Spiking Activity
                                                                                                                                                      1. Frequency Bands
                                                                                                                                                      2. Neural Synchronization
                                                                                                                                                        1. Phase Coupling
                                                                                                                                                          1. Cross-Frequency Coupling
                                                                                                                                                      3. Brain Rhythms and Oscillations
                                                                                                                                                        1. Neural Oscillation Basics
                                                                                                                                                          1. Generation Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                                            1. Functional Significance
                                                                                                                                                              1. Measurement Techniques
                                                                                                                                                              2. Frequency Bands
                                                                                                                                                                1. Delta Waves
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Frequency Range
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Sleep and Anesthesia
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Pathological States
                                                                                                                                                                      2. Theta Waves
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Frequency Range
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Memory and Navigation
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Attention States
                                                                                                                                                                            2. Alpha Waves
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Frequency Range
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Relaxed Wakefulness
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Sensorimotor Rhythms
                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Beta Waves
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Frequency Range
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Active Concentration
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Motor Control
                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Gamma Waves
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Frequency Range
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Binding and Consciousness
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. High-Level Cognition
                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Oscillations in BCI Applications
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Sensorimotor Rhythms

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