CAMBI

The Consortium for Accessible Multimodal Brain-Body Interfaces (CAMBI) is a collaborative research group with members from OHSU and Northeastern University

[CAMBI @CAMBI_tech]

We're looking forward to our May 10th @USSAAC webinar on clinical considerations for future non-implantable #BCI, featuring @FriedOken, @BettsPeters, and Michelle Kinsella! Don't miss it!

[ISAAC @ISAAC_AAC]

Join us from 7 - 8 pm ET on May 10th for a @USSAAC webinar on “Clinical Considerations for Future Non-Impantable Brain-Computer Interface (BCI)”.

Read more about the event and register here: https://t.co/uDjazYcIkZ

[CAMBI @CAMBI_tech]

Our own @FriedOken, @BettsPeters, and Michelle Kinsella are excited to present on clinical considerations for future non-implantable #BCI on May 10, for the @USSAAC webinar series! Learn more and register at https://t.co/2InkD61k6q (free for USSAAC members, $25 for non-members)

[CAMBI @CAMBI_tech]

“Some people say that what I did changed the world,” Judy Heumann wrote. “But really, I simply refused to accept what I was told about who I could be. And I was willing to make a fuss about it.” ❤️ https://t.co/1eWYb4EW9S

[CAMBI @CAMBI_tech]

Check out this great FREE resource from the REKNEW lab and @OHSUUCEDD! Thinking about Thinking for AAC (TAT4AAC) is an interactive online resource that summarizes current research about #AAC and #cognition. https://t.co/em3yhu2KiT

[CAMBI @CAMBI_tech]

CAMBI members @BettsPeters and @FriedOken, and co-author @kerthobrien, have a new article out in @DR_AssistTech! Congratulations! #AAC #ALS #assistivetechnology

[BCI Games @thebcigamers]

The BCI Game Jam Series is back! Join us Dec. 2-4th for a weekend of building new experiences using #bci systems for some awesome kids. Register today at https://t.co/hZ6CEHSlqg for more information!
#indiegames #gamedev #Unity #accessibility #Event w/ @BCI4kids, @glenrosefdn

[Kirton Lab @PedStrokeYYC]

Alberta-developed device helps mobility-challenged kids turn thoughts into action | https://t.co/AAjyjq46XY ⁦@BCI4kids⁩ ⁦@UofCr4kids⁩ ⁦@ACHFKids⁩ https://t.co/KePnMXVS3m

[CAMBI @CAMBI_tech]

2 days to go until the BCI-CAN Annual Symposium on youth-centered design, with keynote speaker Melanie @FriedOken! There's still time to register for this free event at https://t.co/RdpkHReBCJ

[CAMBI @CAMBI_tech]

Our own @FriedOken will be the keynote speaker at the BCI-CAN Annual Symposium on November 17th! You can register for this free symposium focusing on youth-centered design for #BCI at https://t.co/RdpkHReBCJ @BCI4kids

[Kirton Lab @PedStrokeYYC]

Check out "BCI-CAN Annual Symposium: Youth-Centered Design" https://t.co/TnKg1Xo3vl @Eventbrite

[CAMBI @CAMBI_tech]

And finally, new #BciPy session features, full package support (running outside of project root), bug fixes and much more! #researchsoftware #OpenScience #BCI #python

See https://t.co/4SPXok5ybL for the full release documentation! 🧠💻

6/6 🧵

[CAMBI @CAMBI_tech]

We are pleased to announce the #BciPy 2nd release candidate for version 2.0! This release is usable as-is and available via pip install (pip install bcipy==2.0.1rc2) #pip #CAMBI or directly from GitHub!

✨Some release highlights and accolades! ✨

#BCI #AAC #OpenSource

1/6🧵

[CAMBI @CAMBI_tech]

A new supported device, #Tobii Pro Nano #eyetracker. 👀 This will help us further our #multimodal acquisition and classification goals!

We also published some documentation on how compile the Tobii #LSL app, https://t.co/JUQheeBIs8

@TobiiTechnology

5/6 🧵

[CAMBI @CAMBI_tech]

New file export features for BciPy data, including .BDF formatting for higher data resolution and prefiltering! #BIDS #EEG #EEGdata

See https://t.co/nAlTPzRoG2 for how to use with #BciPyData

4/6 🧵

[CAMBI @CAMBI_tech]

New MNE based plotting for EEG data! #MNE #EEG #ERP #p300 #topomaps #BCI #neuroscience #research

Example photos below from a recent BciPy RSVP calibration.

3/6 🧵

[CAMBI @CAMBI_tech]

New #BciPy display paradigm: visual evoked potential (VEP) display #VEP with support for code-VEP #cVEP and steady state-VEP #SSVEP.

Here’s a demo showing the cVEP functionality! Tasks for experiment use are coming soon!

https://t.co/6jegEPfK9e

2/6 🧵

[CAMBI @CAMBI_tech]

Next week the NIH will hold an ALS Strategic Planning meeting to determine the direction of ALS research. The event is open to the public, and PALS, researchers, clinicians, and other stakeholders are invited to attend and provide input. See https://t.co/Qc59Nnb2B6 for details

[NINDS @NIH_NINDS]

Join NINDS for the ALS Strategic Planning Workshop, a two-day virtual event. Scientists, clinicians, advocates & people living with #ALS will present an overview of priorities for future research: https://t.co/DS2yBQ6zNc.

[CAMBI @CAMBI_tech]

One of these recently funded projects will look at patient preference information studies focused on #BCI for people with #ALS - very cool!

[U.S. FDA @US_FDA]

Today, we announced that we awarded 19 new grants and two new contracts totaling more than $38 million in funding over the next four years to support clinical trials, natural history studies and regulatory science tools related to rare diseases. https://t.co/Zg4m1CXMMn

[CAMBI @CAMBI_tech]

https://t.co/YCRGoUayY6

[CAMBI @CAMBI_tech]

Team members Greg Bieker and @SlpDeirdre have great new post on the @USSAAC SpeakUp blog! Greg shared his experiences with partner-assisted scanning and other #AAC devices and strategies. Check out the post to learn why higher tech isn't always better tech!

[CAMBI @CAMBI_tech]

So great to have everyone together in Portland last week for our CAMBI retreat, with partners from @Northeastern, @michigantech, @UW, and @OHSUNews. What an incredible team, and an incredible opportunity to learn from each other and think about the future of #BCI for #AAC!