Connectionists: Frontiers Research Topic "Brain-Computer Interfaces and Augmented/Virtual Reality"

[Felix Putze]

In recent years, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) has matured 
technically and also has become a widely available tool to create a new 
range of applications and experiences. AR/VR technology allows to create 
scenarios which are much more stimulating and expressive than standard 
desktop applications, covering a wide variety of areas, namely 
entertainment, education, art, and health, among others. On the one 
hand, the fusion of Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI) with AR/VR can 
provide additional communication channels, thus increasing the bandwidth 
of the human-AR/VR interaction. On the other hand, this combination can 
enhance existing BCI paradigms through immersive, multisensory 
experimental paradigms.

In this Frontiers Research Topic, we are looking for: (1) studies that 
investigate active or passive BCIs to improve the usability or 
functionality of AR/VR applications, (2) studies which investigate 
realistic, immersive, and/or multisensory scenarios in AR/VR which make 
use of a BCI, (3) methodological and technical advancements related to 
the combination of AR/VR and BCI, and (4) applications for 
rehabilitation, therapy, art, entertainment, education, training, or 
other areas that result from the combination of BCI and AR/VR technology.

More information:

https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/8454/brain-computer-interfaces-and-augmentedvirtual-reality

Editors:

Felix Putze, University of Bremen
Anatole Lécuyer, Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en 
Automatique (INRIA)
Dean Krusienski, Old Dominion University
Sergi Bermúdez i Badia, University of Madeira
Christian Herff, University of Bremen
Athanasios (Thanos) Vourvopoulos, University of Southern California
Timothy Mullen, Intheon

Important dates:

31 October 2018   Abstract submission (non-mandatory, but recommended)
31 January 2019    Manuscript submission