A Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) provides a completely new output pathway and so, an additional possible way a person can express himself if he/she suffers from disorders like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), brainstem stroke, brain or spinal cord injury, or other diseases which impair the function of the common output pathways which are responsible for the control of muscles or impair the muscles. Although most BCIs are thought to help people with disabilities, they are mainly tested on healthy, young subjects who may achieve better results than people with impairments. In this study we compare measurements, performed on 10 physically disabled people, to the results of a previous study, taken using 100 healthy participants. We prove that, under certain constraints, most patients are able to control a P300-based spelling device with almost the same accuracy as the healthy ones. Tuning parameters are discussed, as well as criteria for people who are not able to use this device.
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