Browsing Systems Design Engineering by Author "Jiang, Ning"
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Age-Related Changes in Vibro-Tactile EEG Response and Its Implications in BCI Applications: A Comparison Between Older and Younger Populations
Chen, Mei Lin; Fu, Dannie; Boger, Jennifer; Jiang, Ning (IEEE, 2019-04)The rapid increase in the number of older adults around the world is accelerating research in applications to support age-related conditions, such as brain-computer interface (BCI) applications for post-stroke neurorehabilitation. ... -
Bayesian Filtering of Surface EMG for Accurate Simultaneous and Proportional Prosthetic Control
Hofmann, David; Jiang, Ning; Vujaklija, Ivan; Farina, Dario (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2016-12-01)The amplitude of the surface EMG (sEMG) is commonly estimated by rectification or other nonlinear transformations, followed by smoothing (low-pass linear filtering). Although computationally efficient, this approach leads ... -
Brain-State Dependent Stimulation boosts functional recovery following stroke
Mrachacz-Kersting, Natalie; Stevenson, Andrew James Thomas; Jørgensen, Helle R. M.; Severinsen, Kåre Eg; Aliakbaryhosseinabadi, Susan; Jiang, Ning; Farina, Dario (Wiley, 2018-11-08)Objective Adjuvant protocols devised to enhance motor recovery in subacute stroke patients have failed to show benefits with respect to classic therapeutic interventions. Here we evaluate the efficacy of a novel brain-state ... -
Decoding covert somatosensory attention by a BCI system calibrated with tactile sensation
Yao, Lin; Sheng, Xinjun; Mrachacz-Kersting, Natalie; Zhu, Xiangyang; Farina, Dario; Jiang, Ning (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2017-10-12)Objective: We propose a novel calibration strategy to facilitate the decoding of covert somatosensory attention by exploring the oscillatory dynamics induced by tactile sensation. Methods: It was hypothesized that the ... -
Detection of movement-related cortical potentials based on subject-independent training
Niazi, Imran Khan; Jiang, Ning; Jochumsen, Mads; Nielsen, Jorgen Feldbaek; Dremstrup, Kim; Farina, Dario (Springer Verlag, 2013-05-01)To allow a routinely use of brain-computer interfaces (BCI), there is a need to reduce or completely eliminate the time-consuming part of the individualized training of the user. In this study, we investigate the possibility ... -
Effect of arm position on the prediction of kinematics from EMG in amputees
Jiang, Ning; Muceli, Silvia; Graimann, Bernhard; Farina, Dario (Springer Verlag, 2013-02-01)Myoelectric control has been extensively applied in multi-function hand/wrist prostheses. The performance of this type of control is however, influenced by several practical factors that still limit its clinical applicability. ... -
The effect of type of afferent feedback timed with motor imagery on the induction of cortical plasticity
Mrachacz-Kersting, Natalie; Voigt, Michael; Stevenson, Andrew James Thomas; Aliakbaryhosseinabadi, Susan; Jiang, Ning; Dremstrup, Kim; Farina, Dario (Elsevier, 2017-11-01)A peripherally generated afferent volley that arrives at the peak negative (PN) phase during the movement related cortical potential (MRCP) induces significant plasticity at the cortical level in healthy individuals and ... -
EMG-based simultaneous and proportional estimation of wrist/hand kinematics in uni-lateral trans-radial amputees
Jiang, Ning; Vest-Nielsen, Johnny L. G.; Muceli, Silvia; Farina, Dario (BioMed Central, 2012-06-28)We propose a method for estimating wrist kinematics during dynamic wrist contractions from multi-channel surface electromyography (EMG). The algorithm extracts features from the surface EMG and uses dedicated multi-layer ... -
Factors of Influence on the Performance of a Short-Latency Non-Invasive Brain Switch: Evidence in Healthy Individuals and Implication for Motor Function Rehabilitation
Xu, Ren; Jiang, Ning; Mrachacz-Kersting, Natalie; Dremstrup, Kim; Farina, Dario (Frontiers Media, 2016-01-21)Brain computer interfacing (BCI) has recently been applied as a rehabilitation approach for patients with motor disorders, such as stroke. In these closed-loop applications, a brain switch detects the motor intention from ... -
Fast Recognition of BCI-Inefficient Users Using Physiological Features from EEG Signals: A Screening Study of Stroke Patients
Shu, Xiaokang; Chen, Shugeng; Yao, Lin; Sheng, Xinjun; Zhang, Dingguo; Jiang, Ning; Jia, Jie; Zhu, Xiangyang (Frontiers, 2018-02-21)Motor imagery (MI) based brain-computer interface (BCI) has been developed as an alternative therapy for stroke rehabilitation. However, experimental evidence demonstrates that a significant portion (10% to 50%) of subjects ... -
Improving robustness against electrode shift of high density EMG for myoelectric control through common spatial patterns
Pan, Lizhi; Zhang, Dingguo; Jiang, Ning; Sheng, Xinjun; Zhu, Xiangyang (BioMed Central, 2015-12-02)Background: Most prosthetic myoelectric control studies have concentrated on low density (less than 16 electrodes, LD) electromyography (EMG) signals, due to its better clinical applicability and low computation complexity ... -
Influence of dual-tasking with different levels of attention diversion on characteristics of the movement-related cortical potential
Aliakbaryhosseinabadi, Susan; Kamavuako, Ernest Nlandu; Jiang, Ning; Farina, Dario; Mrachacz-Kersting, Natalie (Elsevier, 2017-11-01)Dual tasking is defined as performing two tasks concurrently and has been shown to have a significant effect on attention directed to the performance of the main task. In this study, an attention diversion task with two ... -
Linear and Nonlinear Regression Techniques for Simultaneous and Proportional Myoelectric Control
Hahne, Janne M.; Biessmann, F.; Jiang, Ning; Rehbaum, H.; Farina, Dario; Meinecke, F. C.; Müller, Klaus-Robert; Parra, L. C. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2014-03-01)In recent years the number of active controllable joints in electrically powered hand-prostheses has increased significantly. However, the control strategies for these devices in current clinical use are inadequate as they ... -
Motor Unit Characteristics after Targeted Muscle Reinnervation
Kapelner, Tamas; Jiang, Ning; Holobar, Ales; Vujaklija, Ivan; Roche, Aidan; Farina, Dario; Aszmann, Oskar C. (Public Library of Science, 2016-02-22)Targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) is a surgical procedure used to redirect nerves originally controlling muscles of the amputated limb into remaining muscles above the amputation, to treat phantom limb pain and facilitate ... -
Movement-related cortical potentials in paraplegic patients: abnormal patterns and considerations for BCI-rehabilitation
Jiang, Ning; Xu, Ren; Vuckovic, Aleksandra; Hasan, Muhammad; Mrachacz-Kersting, Natalie; Allan, David; Fraser, Matthew; Nasseroleslami, Bahman; Conway, Bernie; Dremstrup, Kim; Farina, Dario (Frontiers, 2014-08-27)Non-invasive EEG-based Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) can be promising for the motor neuro-rehabilitation of paraplegic patients. However, this shall require detailed knowledge of the abnormalities in the EEG signatures ... -
A Multi-class BCI based on Somatosensory Imagery
Yao, Lin; Mrachacz-Kersting, Natalie; Sheng, Xinjun; Zhu, Xiangyang; Farina, Dario; Jiang, Ning (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2018-06-18)In this study, we investigated the performance of a multi-class brain-computer interface (BCI). The BCI system is based on the concept of somatosensory attentional orientation (SAO), in which the user shifts and maintains ... -
A multi-class tactile brain-computer interface based on stimulus-induced oscillatory dynamics
Yao, Lin; Chen, Mei Lin; Sheng, Xinjun; Mrachacz-Kersting, Natalie; Zhu, Xiangyang; Farina, Dario; Jiang, Ning (Elsevier, 2017-07-24)We proposed a multi-class tactile brain-computer interface that utilizes stimulus-induced oscillatory dynamics. It was hypothesized that somatosensory attention can modulate tactile induced oscillation changes, which can ... -
Neural control of the healthy pectoralis major from low-to-moderate isometric contractions
Lulic-Kuryllo, Tea; Thompson, Christopher K.; Jiang, Ning; Negro, Francesco; Dickerson, Clark R. (American Physiological Society, 2021-07-01)The pectoralis major critically enables arm movement in several directions. However, its neural control remains unknown. High-density electromyography (HD-sEMG) was acquired from the pectoralis major in two sets of experiments ... -
Non-invasive brain stimulation interventions for management of chronic central neuropathic pain: a scoping review protocol
Chen, Mei Lin; Yao, Lin; Boger, Jennifer; Mercer, Kathryn; Thompson, Benjamin; Jiang, Ning (BMJ Publishing Group, 2017-10-16)Introduction Pain can affect people regardless of age, gender or ethnicity. Chronic central neuropathic pain (CCNP) is a debilitating condition that affects populations such as stroke survivors, amputees, spinal cord injury ... -
A Novel Percutaneous Electrode Implant for Improving Robustness in Advanced Myoelectric Control
Hahne, Janne M.; Farina, Dario; Jiang, Ning; Liebetanz, David (Frontiers Media, 2016-03-31)Despite several decades of research, electrically powered hand and arm prostheses are still controlled with very simple algorithms that process the surface electromyogram (EMG) of remnant muscles to achieve control of one ...