A pile of printed scientific publications about BCIs

Our Publications

2026

Creating an engaging brain computer interface, electrical stimulation therapy for children with hemiparesis: a pilot study. Bourgeois A, Maiani M, Minhas A, Shaw P, Nikitovic D, Irvine B, Robu I, Brand N, Jadavji Z, Wilding G, Ambrogiano M, Schrag E, Hilderley A, Comadurán Márquez D, Carlson HL, Romanow N, Kirton A, Kinney-Lang E.  J Neuroeng Rehabil. in press.

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Improvement of a BCI-enabled Boccia ramp through a patient engagement strategy. Comadurán Márquez D, Bourque D, Nikitovic D, Hilderley A, Kinney-Lang E, Ciobanu I, Levine A, Kirton A. Empath Comput. 2026;2:202531. 

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BCI sports: exploring the potential of BCI-leveraged sport participation for children with quadriplegic cerebral palsy. Comadurán Márquez D, Vaandering K, Babwani A, Redquest B, Nikitovic D, Kelly D, Kinney-Lang E, Kirton A. Disabil Rehabil. 2026:1-15. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2026.2630787.

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2025

BCI move: exploring pediatric BCI-controlled power mobility.  Hammond L, Rowley D, Tuck C, Floreani ED, Wieler A, Kim VS, Bahari H, Andersen J, Kirton A, Kinney-Lang E.  Front Hum Neurosci. 2025 Apr 9;19:1456692. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2025.1456692. 

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The SSVEP Toolbox: A Python-based, GPU-accelerated toolbox for feature extraction and classification. D Comaduran Marquez, H Habibzadeh, E Schrag, et al. TechRxiv. 

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An investigation into the comfort and neural response of textured visual stimuli in pediatric SSVEP-based BCI. E Schrag, D Comaduran Marquez, A Kirton, Kinney-Lang E. Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 18;15(1):26168. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-09540-8.

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2024

Benchmarking motor imagery algorithms for pediatric users of brain-computer interfaces.

B Irvine, H Abou-Zeid, A Kirton and E Kinney-Lang. 2024 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC).

Automated Hyper-Parameter Optimization for Eye Movement Artifact Removal

D Comaduran Márquez, A Minhas, E Kinney-Lang, et al. 2024 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC).

Textured stimuli comfort and response in SSVEP-based Brain-Computer Interface

E Schrag, D Comaduran Marquez, A Kirton, Kinney-Lang E. 2024 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC).

Profiling a Raspberry Pi-Based Motor Imagery Classification to Facilitate At-Home BCI for Children with Disabilities.

Idowu OP, Kinney-Lang E, Gulamhusein A, Irvine B, Kirton A, Abou-Zeid H. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2024 Jul;2024:1-7. doi: 10.1109/EMBC53108.2024.10781873. 

Fatigue in children using motor imagery and P300 brain-computer interfaces.

Keough JR, Irvine B, Kelly D, Wrightson J, Comaduran Marquez D, Kinney-Lang E, Kirton A. J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2024 Apr 24;21(1):61. doi: 10.1186/s12984-024-01349-2.

 

2023

A Moral Imperative to Advance Brain-Computer Interfaces for Children With Neurological Disability. 

Kirton A. JAMA Pediatr. 2023 Aug 1;177(8):751-752. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.1744. 

Editorial: BCIs: research and development in children.

Kirton A, Kinney-Lang E, Norton J, Chau T.  Front Hum Neurosci. 2023 May 16;17:1201623. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1201623.

Channel Selection Improves Accuracy for Pediatric Users of Motor Imagery Brain-Computer Interfaces

B Irvine et al, including team members: E Kinney-Lang, D Kelly, JRG Keough, A Kirton. 2023 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC).

Development and Validation of a BCI-Enabled Boccia Ramp for Sport Participation

D Comaduran Marquez, M Kerr, B Lillywhite, et al. 2023 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC).

BCI-activated electrical stimulation in children with perinatal stroke and hemiparesis: A pilot study

Z Jadavji, A Kirton, M Metzler, E Zewdie. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Special Issue in Pediatric BCI.

 

2022

On the Feasibility of Simple Brain-Computer Interface Systems for Enabling Children with Severe Physical Disabilities to Explore Independent Movement.

ED Floreani, D Rowley, D Kelly, E Kinney-Lang, A Kirton. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Special Issue in Pediatric BCI., 16

Iterative Development of a Software to Facilitate Independent Home Use of BCI Technologies for Children with Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy

ED Floreani, D Kelly, D Rowley, B Irvine, E Kinney-Lang, A Kirton. 2022 44th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC)

Establishing a Clinical Brain-Computer Interface Program for Children With Severe Neurological Disabilities

Z Jadavji, E Zewdie, D Kelly, E Kinney-Lang, I Robu, A Kirton.Cureus, Jun 22; 14(6): e26215.

 

2021

A Pediatric BCI Program for Children with Severe Neurological Disabilities: Thematic Analysis of Family Perspectives

Z Jadavji, E Zewdie, M McDonough, D Kelly, E Kinney-Lang, A Kirton. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, Preprint.

Unlocking Independence: Exploring Movement with Brain-Computer Interfaces for Children with Severe Physical Disabilities

ED Floreani, D Rowley, N Khan, D Kelly, I Robu, A Kirton, E Kinney-Lang. 2021 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC).

Can Children With Perinatal Stroke Use a Simple Brain Computer Interface? 

Z Jadavji, J Zhang, B Paffrath, E Zewdie, A Kirton. Stroke 2021; 52:2363-2370

 

2020

Advancing Brain Computer Interface Applications for Severely Disabled Children Through a Multidisciplinary National Network: Summary of the Inaugural Pediatric BCI Canada Meeting.

E Kinney-Lang, D Kelly, ED Floreani, Z Jadavji, D Rowley, E Zewdie, JR Anaraki, H Bahari, K Beckers, K Castelane, S House, CA Rauh, A Michaud, M Mussi, J Silver, C Tuck, K Adams, J Andersen, T Chau,  A Kirton. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 14, 530.

Clinician awareness of brain computer interfaces: a Canadian national survey.

S Letourneau, ET Zewdie, Z Jadavji, J Andersen, LM Burkholder, A Kirton. Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation, 17 (1), 1-14.

A Child's Right to Play: Results from the Brain-Computer Interface Game Jam 2019 (Calgary Competition).

D Kelly, Z Jadavji, E Zewdie, E Mitchell, K Summerfield, A Kirton, E Kinney-Lang. 2020 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC), pp. 6099-6102.

Designing a flexible tool for rapid implementation of brain-computer interfaces (BCI) in game development.

E Kinney-Lang, S Murji, D Kelly, B Paffrath, E Zewdie, A Kirton. 2020 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC), pp. 6078-6081.

 

2019

Evaluating If Children Can Use Simple Brain Computer Interfaces.

J Zhang, Z Jadavji, E Zewdie, A Kirton. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 13, 24.

Pediatric Brain-Computer Interface Competency: A Pilot Study

D Kelly, E Zewdie, A Kirton. Proceedings of the 8th Graz Brain-Computer Interface Conference.

Brain-Computer Interface Communication For A Locked-In Child With Epileptic Encephalopathy

E Zewdie, Z Jadavji, D Kaketsis, A Kirton. Proceedings of the 8th Graz Brain-Computer Interface Conference.

 

2018

Steps towards sensitizing EEG feature identification in paediatric brain signals for use in BCIs

E Kinney-Lang, L Spyrou, E Zewdie, A Azeem, A Kirton, J Escudero. International Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Meeting.

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