An Optimized BCI System Based on P300 and Visual Mismatch Negativity

Abstract

This paper presents a brain-computer interface (BCI) in which the face paradigm was optimized for the visual mismatch negativity (MMN). There were 12 cells in a LCD monitor. A single letter was at the bottom of each cell. In the new paradigm, a color face appeared above each of the 12 cells randomly while the gray faces appeared in others 11 cells. A traditional face paradigm with single character pattern was compared. Three healthy subjects participated in the experiment. Results showed that the new paradigm elicited larger N200 and N400 components than traditional face paradigm and had better performance in online session. The results demonstrated the advantages of the new paradigm in our P300 speller system.