TY - CHAP AU - Denis Larrivee ED - Denis Larrivee Y1 - 2018-10-17 PY - 2018 T1 - Introductory Chapter: Multilevel Representational Content in BCI Therapy - Extending Syntactic and Semantic Architectures N2 - As a strategic response to cognitive and CNS impairments, BCI is a theoretical outgrowth of several generations of endogenous devices for peripheral nerves, which have as a prime goal the direct replacement of lost neural function. In these earlier applications therapeutic intervention has been premised only on the restoration of signal generating capacity where nerve transmission is largely unidirectional and temporally sequenced. It is increasingly apparent, however, that the brain not only employs a very different type of syntax from that of peripheral nerves but also structures the semantic content of motor activity, fundamentally altering the conception of BCI as a therapeutic medium. The book presented here documents this change, proposing a multi-faceted strategy in which BCI therapy can restore the loss of multi-tiered, brain based motor function. BT - Evolving BCI Therapy SP - Ch. 1 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.80232 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.80232 SN - 978-1-78984-070-4 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-28 ER -