Clinical Neurophysiology
Volume 121, Issue 4 , Pages 516-523 , April 2010

An auditory oddball brain–computer interface for binary choices

  • S. Halder

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tübingen, Gartenstr. 29, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
    • Wilhelm-Schickard Institute for Computer Engineering, University of Tübingen, Sand 13, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology Gartenstr. 29, 72074 Tübingen, Germany. Tel.: +49 (0)7071 2978358; fax: +49 (0)7071 295956.
    • These authors contributed equally to the paper.
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  • M. Rea

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tübingen, Gartenstr. 29, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
    • These authors contributed equally to the paper.
    • ,
  • R. Andreoni

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tübingen, Gartenstr. 29, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
    • These authors contributed equally to the paper.
    • ,
  • F. Nijboer

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tübingen, Gartenstr. 29, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
    • ,
  • E.M. Hammer

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tübingen, Gartenstr. 29, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
    • ,
  • S.C. Kleih

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tübingen, Gartenstr. 29, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
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  • N. Birbaumer

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tübingen, Gartenstr. 29, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
    • Ospedale San Camillo, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Via Alberoni 70, 30126 Venezia, Italy
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  • A. Kübler

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tübingen, Gartenstr. 29, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
    • Department of Psychology I, University of Würzburg, Marcusstr. 9-11, 97070 Würzburg, Germany

,Accepted 27 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2009.11.087

Clinical Neurophysiology
Volume 121, Issue 4 , Pages 516-523 , April 2010

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