Hand rehabilitation based on MI-BCI controlled functional electrical stimulation (FES)

This project involved the design, implementation, and validation of a Motor Imagery (MI)-based BCI to control a Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) device. The goal of this system is to aid in the upper limb motor recovery of patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). In this BCI-controlled FES system, users perform motor imagery of either opening or closing their left or right hand. When the system detects the correct motor imagery, it provides visual feedback and electrical stimulation to the forearm muscles to execute the corresponding grasping movement. As the system is focused on rehabilitation, it ensures that no feedback or electrostimulation is provided if the intended motor imagery is not correctly detected. The system was evaluated with both healthy individuals and SCI patients to assess its effectiveness.