Brain–computer interface - Quiz
Brain computer interface
  • 1. What does EOG stand for in the context of physiological computing?
A) Electro-occular guidance
B) Electrooculography
C) Electronic ocular grid
D) Electro-optic graphing
  • 2. Why are EOG and eye-tracking systems not classified as BCIs?
A) They require invasive procedures
B) They are too inaccurate for control
C) They rely on physical movement
D) They do not record brain activity
  • 3. In what year was the study reported regarding the control of a mobile robot using EOG signals?
A) 2013
B) 1995
C) 2002
D) 1989
  • 4. How many EOG commands were used to control the mobile robot in the 1989 study?
A) Five
B) Seven
C) Three
D) Ten
  • 5. What is the primary requirement for the HCI described in the 2016 article concerning pupil-size oscillation?
A) Brainwave modulation
B) Covert interest
C) Eye movement
D) Visual fixation
  • 6. How is letter selection determined in the pupil-size oscillation interface?
A) Analysis of EEG alpha waves
B) Detection of eyelid movement
C) Tracking the focus of the pupil
D) Best fit between pupil-size oscillation and brightness oscillation
  • 7. What mental rehearsal words improve accuracy in the pupil-size oscillation interface?
A) Up and down
B) Bright and dark
C) Yes and no
D) Left and right
  • 8. Which signal did a researcher in the 1960s use to create Morse code?
A) Theta waves
B) Gamma waves
C) Alpha waves
D) Beta waves
  • 9. Who led the group that performed the first direct brain-to-brain interface between two rats in 2013?
A) Miguel Nicolelis
B) Gerwin Schalk
C) The IINN-ELS researcher
D) Kevin Warwick
  • 10. What type of signals did Gerwin Schalk report could discriminate vowels and consonants in spoken and imagined words?
A) EOG
B) ECoG
C) EMG
D) EEG
  • 11. In what year did Kevin Warwick link his nervous system to the Internet?
A) 2013
B) 2002
C) 1989
D) 1960
  • 12. How many electrodes were fired into Kevin Warwick's nervous system?
A) 100
B) 10
C) 50
D) 1000
  • 13. Which Spanish word was transmitted mind-to-mind in experiments using binary streams?
A) Ciao
B) Adios
C) Gracias
D) Hola
  • 14. What Italian word was transmitted mind-to-mind in experiments using binary streams?
A) Ciao
B) Grazie
C) Hola
D) Bongiorno
  • 15. How were the words transmitted in the long-distance non-invasive communication experiment?
A) ECoG signals
B) Morse code
C) Binary streams
D) Optical sensors
  • 16. What animal did Nicolelis and colleagues initially study in the 1990s?
A) Rats
B) Rhesus monkeys
C) Mice
D) Owl monkeys
  • 17. What characterizes an 'open-loop' BCI system?
A) The system provides no feedback to the user
B) The system is connected to the internet
C) The system allows for two-way communication
D) The system uses wireless transmission
  • 18. What did O'Doherty and colleagues demonstrate with a BCI in 2011?
A) A BCI that required zero training time
B) A BCI that could synthesize human speech
C) A BCI with sensory feedback via ICMS
D) A wireless BCI controlled by light
  • 19. How many neurons did Donoghue, Schwartz, and Andersen typically record from compared to Nicolelis?
A) 500–1000 neurons
B) 1–5 neurons
C) 1000–5000 neurons
D) 15–30 neurons
  • 20. What specific area of the brain did Andersen's group use for recording premovement activity?
A) Frontal lobe
B) Somatosensory cortex
C) Posterior parietal cortex
D) Visual cortex
  • 21. What is the primary function of the BCI2000 system developed by Gerwin Schalk?
A) A software for decoding speech in paralyzed patients
B) A general-purpose system for BCI research
C) A portable headset for consumer gaming
D) A robotic arm controller for domestic chores
  • 22. What technique did researchers use in 2019 to aid a patient with speech impairment?
A) High-density electrocorticography
B) Electroencephalography
C) Intracortical microstimulation
D) Functional magnetic resonance imaging
  • 23. What does the 'single neuron insufficiency principle' state?
A) A single neuron is sufficient to control a robotic arm
B) Recording from many neurons decreases accuracy
C) Neurons function best in complete isolation
D) Single neurons carry limited information, making ensemble recording more accurate
  • 24. What does the 'wireless' approach using light-gated ion channels involve?
A) Radiofrequency waves to stimulate the brain
B) Bluetooth connectivity between sensors
C) Channelrhodopsin to control genetically defined neurons
D) Inductive charging of intracranial implants
  • 25. Which device is considered the first neuroprosthetic device mentioned in the text?
A) Connexus BCI
B) Cochlear implants
C) Stentrode
D) Retinal implants
  • 26. Approximately how many people had received cochlear implants as of December 2010?
A) 736,900
B) 100,000
C) 50,000
D) 1,000,000
  • 27. Which company developed the Stentrode BCI?
A) Synchron
B) Neural Signals
C) Paradromics
D) Neuralink
  • 28. What animal was used by Neuralink in 2020 for a successful implant?
A) Rat
B) Monkey
C) Sheep
D) Pig
  • 29. What specific ability did the monkey demonstrate with Neuralink in 2021?
A) Operating a robotic arm
B) Reconstructing images
C) Moving a computer cursor
D) Playing video games
  • 30. Who established in the 1980s that dispersed groups of neurons collectively control motor commands?
A) Phillip Kennedy
B) Yang Dan
C) Fetz et al.
D) Apostolos P. Georgopoulos
  • 31. In the research by Yang Dan et al., where were the electrodes embedded?
A) Frontal lobe
B) Cerebral cortex
C) Thalamus
D) Primary motor cortex
  • 32. What was the main purpose of the study conducted by Yang Dan et al. in 1999?
A) Controlling video games
B) Restoring hearing
C) Moving robotic arms
D) Reproducing images from cats
  • 33. Which region of the brain was targeted in the 1999 cat study?
A) Cerebellum
B) Visual cortex
C) Motor cortex
D) Lateral geniculate nucleus
  • 34. What animal was the subject of the 2008 study at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center?
A) Pig
B) Monkey
C) Sheep
D) Cat
  • 35. Which of these is explicitly mentioned as a potential use for neuroprosthetics?
A) Muscle mass increase
B) Hair growth
C) Skin regeneration
D) Bladder function
  • 36. Who coined the term 'BCI' and produced the first peer-reviewed publications on the topic?
A) Hans Berger
B) Jacques Vidal
C) Thorsten O. Zander
D) Alvin Lucier
  • 37. In what year did Jacques Vidal introduce the term 'brain–computer interface' in scientific literature?
A) 1965
B) 1990
C) 1973
D) 1988
  • 38. What phenomenon allows the brain to handle signals from implanted prostheses as natural effector channels?
A) Cortical plasticity
B) Cognitive adaptation
C) Synaptic synchronization
D) Neural resonance
  • 39. Who was the first person to record human brain activity using EEG?
A) Hans Berger
B) Jacques Vidal
C) Alvin Lucier
D) Thorsten O. Zander
  • 40. Which musical composer created the piece 'Music for Solo Performer' in 1965, utilizing EEG to play instruments?
A) Jacques Vidal
B) Thorsten O. Zander
C) Alvin Lucier
D) Hans Berger
  • 41. What frequency range defines the alpha wave discovered by Hans Berger?
A) 8–13 Hz
B) 40–100 Hz
C) 15–30 Hz
D) 1–4 Hz
  • 42. Which of the following is considered a non-invasive BCI implementation?
A) Endovascular
B) EEG
C) Microelectrode array
D) ECoG
  • 43. What type of BCI implementation is considered invasive?
A) MEG
B) EEG
C) Microelectrode array
D) MRI
  • 44. What specific brain potential was part of the 'BCI challenge' issued in 1973?
A) Electroexpectogram
B) Alpha wave oscillation
C) Contingent Negative Variation
D) Visual Evoked Potential
  • 45. In 1990, the cognitive wave representing expectation learning in the brain was termed what?
A) Cortical oscillation
B) Electroexpectogram
C) Neural potential
D) Alpha wave
  • 46. Who introduced the concept of the passive brain–computer interface in 2011?
A) Hans Berger
B) Jacques Vidal
C) Thorsten O. Zander
D) Alvin Lucier
  • 47. The BRAIN initiative, funded by DARPA starting in 2013, supported work from which of these entities?
A) Lippmann Laboratories
B) Paradromics
C) Siemens
D) UCLA Medical Center
  • 48. What is the main advantage of invasive BCI?
A) Increased signal accuracy
B) Easier installation process
C) Non-surgical application
D) Lower cost of manufacturing
  • 49. What can occur as a result of the body reacting to implanted electrodes?
A) Permanent brain reorganization
B) Increased brain cell growth
C) Scar tissue build-up
D) Improved neural conductivity
  • 50. Where are invasive BCI devices typically implanted?
A) Inside the spinal cord
B) On the surface of the skin
C) Directly into the grey matter
D) Within the skull bone
  • 51. What is a negative consequence of scar tissue around an implant?
A) Enhanced image resolution
B) Signal weakening or disappearance
C) Increased signal amplitude
D) Faster data transmission
  • 52. Who was the researcher who developed an early BCI to restore sight?
A) Jens Naumann
B) William Dobelle
C) Isaac Newton
D) Jerry
  • 53. In what year was the first prototype implanted into the patient named Jerry?
A) 2004
B) 1978
C) 2002
D) 1988
  • 54. How many electrodes were in the single-array BCI implanted into Jerry?
A) 100
B) 68
C) 50
D) 16
  • 55. What is the sensation of seeing light caused by brain implants called?
A) Visual hallucination
B) Neural adaptation
C) Starry-night effect
D) Phosphenes
  • 56. What was used to capture signals sent to Jerry's implant?
A) A mainframe monitor
B) A headset antenna
C) A laser scanner
D) Cameras mounted on glasses
  • 57. Who was the first of 16 patients to receive Dobelle's second-generation implant?
A) John Smith
B) Jens Naumann
C) William Dobelle
D) Jerry
  • 58. What term describes the distribution of phosphenes across the visual field?
A) The vision mapping error
B) The starry-night effect
C) The neural pathway effect
D) The grey-shade phenomenon
  • 59. What action was Jens Naumann able to perform shortly after his implant?
A) Watch high-definition video
B) Drive a car slowly
C) Read small text
D) Identify colors
  • 60. Who was the first person to have a human brain implant that produced signals of sufficient quality to simulate movement?
A) Matt Nagle
B) Kennedy and Bakay
C) Johnny Ray
D) Jonathan Wolpaw
  • 61. What condition did Johnny Ray develop following a brain-stem stroke in 1997?
A) Tetraplegia
B) Locked-in syndrome
C) Aphasia
D) Anarthria
  • 62. In what year was the first human brain implant installed for Johnny Ray?
A) 1997
B) 2002
C) 2005
D) 1998
  • 63. Who was the first person to control an artificial hand using a BCI?
A) Matt Nagle
B) Johnny Ray
C) Kennedy
D) Jonathan Wolpaw
  • 64. Where was the BrainGate chip-implant placed in Matt Nagle?
A) Frontal lobe
B) Right precentral gyrus
C) Brain stem
D) Left precentral gyrus
  • 65. What did the UCSF researchers report in early 2025?
A) The development of a new skull implant
B) A cure for locked-in syndrome
C) A new language processing model
D) A man controlled a robotic arm by thinking
  • 66. What technology is enabling integrated, invasive BCI designs with smaller size and lower power?
A) Biological synthesis
B) Quantum computing
C) CMOS technology
D) Fiber optic technology
  • 67. What do invasive BCI electrodes primarily attempt to record?
A) Oxygen saturation
B) Cerebrospinal fluid pressure
C) Chemical neurotransmitter levels
D) Action potential signals (spikes)
  • 68. Which model is used to describe the interface between a recording electrode and the electrolytic solution surrounding neurons?
A) Circuitry-Resistance model
B) Fluid Dynamics model
C) Standard Model
D) Hodgkin-Huxley model
  • 69. What property of the electrode-tissue interface makes signal detection at small voltages challenging?
A) High capacitance
B) High resistance
C) Low conductivity
D) High reactivity
  • 70. What mechanical property are researchers attempting to match to brain tissue to improve stability?
A) Magnetic permeability
B) Thermal expansion coefficient
C) Young's modulus
D) Electrical impedance
  • 71. Where are partially invasive BCI devices located relative to the skull?
A) Outside the skull
B) Inside the skull
C) Within the grey matter
D) Attached to the scalp
  • 72. Who conceived the idea for the Stentrode BCI?
A) DARPA researchers
B) A team of neurosurgeons
C) Thomas Oxley
D) University of Melbourne students
  • 73. In what animals were preclinical studies for the Stentrode first evaluated?
A) Mice
B) Sheep
C) Rats
D) Primates
  • 74. Where is the Stentrode device placed?
A) The jugular vein
B) The carotid artery
C) Directly on the motor cortex
D) Superior sagittal sinus
  • 75. What is the primary benefit of the Stentrode regarding surgical access?
A) Avoiding a craniotomy
B) Increasing signal depth
C) Reducing battery size
D) Eliminating wireless interference
  • 76. Which medical condition's treatment procedure is most similar to the Stentrode placement?
A) Stroke rehabilitation
B) Epileptic seizure management
C) Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
D) Parkinson's disease
  • 77. How many patients were reported in January 2023 to have used the Stentrode for one year without serious adverse events?
A) Two
B) Eight
C) Four
D) Six
  • 78. Which organization provided funding for the development of the Stentrode?
A) DARPA
B) NASA
C) The National Institutes of Health
D) The World Health Organization
  • 79. What video game was a teenager able to play using ECoG technology?
A) Space Invaders
B) Pac-Man
C) Pong
D) Tower of Hanoi
  • 80. How does ECoG compare to scalp-recorded EEG?
A) It requires more training
B) It has a narrower frequency range
C) It offers higher spatial resolution
D) It has lower signal-to-noise ratio
  • 81. What technology was used in 2014 to restore communication for ALS patients?
A) Intracortical single-neuron recording
B) EEG source imaging
C) Functional near-infrared spectroscopy
D) Electrocorticography
  • 82. Who is credited with founding the BCI Lab in 1991?
A) Niels Birbaumer
B) Bin He
C) Gert Pfurtscheller
D) Jonathan Wolpaw
  • 83. What type of wave is generated involuntarily when people see something they recognize?
A) Mu rhythm
B) P300
C) Slow cortical potential
D) Alpha rhythm
  • 84. What was the word error rate reported in the speech decoding study by Chang and Makin?
A) 10%
B) 25%
C) 1%
D) 3%
  • 85. What device was used in a 2019 study to improve EEG mental state classification via evolutionary algorithms?
A) Flip-flop circuit
B) High-density ECoG array
C) Schmitt trigger
D) Muse device
  • 86. Who demonstrated the first single and multichannel dry active electrode arrays in the early 1990s?
A) Case Western scientists
B) Babak Taheri
C) Hunter Peckham
D) NCTU researchers
  • 87. What components are integrated into the active electrode array to power the circuitry?
A) Capacitive transformers
B) Solar collectors
C) External power cables
D) Batteries
  • 88. In the 1999 Case Western Reserve University study, how many electrodes were used in the skullcap?
A) 64
B) 128
C) 16
D) 4
  • 89. What specific brain rhythm was used to control a switch in the 1999 quadriplegic study?
A) Mu-rhythm
B) Theta-rhythm
C) Beta-rhythm
D) Alpha-rhythm
  • 90. What were the MEMS dry electrodes in the 2009 NCTU headband designed to be applied to?
A) The occipital scalp region
B) The forehead only
C) The parietal scalp region
D) Non-hairy body sites
  • 91. Which algorithm was specifically mentioned as supporting multiple channel system BCI analysis?
A) Fast Fourier transform (FFT)
B) Graph theory
C) Independent component analysis (ICA)
D) Canonical correlation analysis (CCA)
  • 92. What technique is efficient in separating EEG signals from noise?
A) Impedance matching
B) Topomap
C) Bluetooth transfer
D) Independent component analysis (ICA)
  • 93. What is a suggested solution for the low spatial resolution of EEG-based BCIs?
A) Removing batteries
B) Increasing skin preparation
C) EEG-fMRI fusion
D) Using wet electrodes
  • 94. What condition did the person treated by Gert Pfurtscheller's team have?
A) Locked-in syndrome
B) Amputation
C) Paraplegia
D) Tetraplegia
  • 95. What did the person with paraplegia operate in the UC Irvine study?
A) A BCI-robotic gait orthosis
B) A 5 axis robot arm
C) An Emotiv EPOC home automation system
D) A functional electrical stimulation system
  • 96. Which device did Alex Blainey use to control a 5 axis robot arm in 2009?
A) fMRI
B) Emotiv EPOC
C) MEG
D) BCI-robotic gait orthosis
  • 97. What is the typical delay when using fMRI to control a robot arm?
A) Zero seconds
B) One second
C) Ten seconds
D) Seven seconds
  • 98. Where were the laboratories that reconstructed images from brain signals in 2008 located?
A) Graz, Austria
B) Kyoto, Japan
C) London, UK
D) Irvine, USA
  • 99. What was the resolution of the images reconstructed from brain signals in 2008?
A) 1x1 pixel
B) 100x100 pixels
C) 50x50 pixels
D) 10x10 pixels
  • 100. How many seconds of random YouTube videos were in the database used for the 2011 video reconstruction study?
A) 1 million seconds
B) 100 seconds
C) 18 million seconds
D) 18 thousand seconds
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