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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Muscle Nerve. 2020 Jun;61(6):702–707. doi: 10.1002/mus.26828

TABLE 1.

Some characteristics of several different BCI systems

BCI system Signal Invasiveness Training required
P300 Evoked potential Noninvasive Minimal
SMR “Spontaneous” rhythms Noninvasive Extensive
Single unit Neuronal spikes Invasive Extensive
SSVEP Evoked oscillations Noninvasive Minimal

Abbreviations: BCI, brain-computer interface; SMR, sensorimotor rhythm; SSVEP, steady-state visual evoked potential.