Guest Editorial for the Special Section on Brain Computer Interface (BCI)

Dongrui Wu, Brent J. Lance, Vernon J. Lawhern

Abstract: The papers in this special section focus on brain computer interfaces. A brain computer interface (BCI) enables direct communication between the brain and a computer. It can be used to research, repair, or enhance human cognitive or sensorymotor functions. BCIs have attracted rapidly increasing research interest in the last decade, thanks to recent advances in neurosciences, wearable/mobile biosensors, and analytics. However, there are many challenges in the transition from laboratory settings to real-life applications, including the reliability and convenience of the sensing hardware, the availability of high performance and robust algorithms for signal analysis and interpretation, and fundamental advances in automated reasoning that enable the reasoning and generalization across individuals. Computational intelligence techniques, particularly fuzzy sets and systems, have demonstrated outstanding performance in handling uncertainties in many real-world applications.