Brain-Computer Interface and Mind-Body Awareness Training

Mind-Body Awareness Training (MBAT), in the forms of various yoga and meditative practices, has become increasingly prevalent due to an increase in awareness of the potential health benefits, and improvements in concentration that this training can provide to practitioners. In the present study, we investigate the role of Mind-Body Awareness Training (MBAT) in the initial learning of a sensorimotor (SMR) based Brain-Computer Interface (BCI).

The PI's hypothesis is that MBAT will improve performance in SMR based BCI.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Healthy Subjects

Detailed Description

In this protocol, we will test the PI's hypothesis that MBAT including yoga will improve the ability for subjects to concentrate on control the SMR thus improving the performance of BCI.

Subjects will be recruited for short term MBAT and then undergo BCI training. The performance of subjects with MBAT will be compared with those without MBAT to test the hypothesis. Procedures involved include 6 weeks yoga classes with at least 3 classes per week, and a EEG brain noninvasive brain computer interface study.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 152

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Minnesota
    • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455
      • Nils Hasselmo Hall at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities campus

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 64 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Healthy population in Minneapolis area

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18-64 years old healthy subjects

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of traumatic brain injury/brain lesion, history of neurological deficit or neurodegenerative disorder, or history of epileptic seizures.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Other
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Healthy Subjects

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Performance over BCI sessions	During the course of the study over 5-10 weeks, we will quantitatively examine three main components of data: the proportion of subjects that achieve a pre-determined threshold of one-dimensional BCI competency as a time to event analysis, how subjects performed on average in each metric (accuracy, speed, etc.) over the course of the study (5-10 weeks), and subject learning over time during the course of study (5-10 weeks).	one to three months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Minnesota
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Bin He, PhD, University of Minnesota

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: March 1, 2014
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 28, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): June 28, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 7, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 26, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): February 28, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 12, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 11, 2018
• Last Verified: January 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 1312M46727