Our Publications

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. 

The SSVEP Toolbox: A Python-based, GPU-accelerated toolbox for feature extraction and classification.

D Comaduran Marquez, H Habibzadeh, E Schrag, et al. TechRxiv. 

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.

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.