Riken BSI, Laboratory for Advanced Brain Signal Processing, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-Shi, Saitama-Ken 351-0128, Japan.
Prog Neurobiol. 2010 Apr;90(4):418-38. doi: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2009.11.005. Epub 2009 Dec 4.
After 40 years of investigation, steady-state visually evoked potentials (SSVEPs) have been shown to be useful for many paradigms in cognitive (visual attention, binocular rivalry, working memory, and brain rhythms) and clinical neuroscience (aging, neurodegenerative disorders, schizophrenia, ophthalmic pathologies, migraine, autism, depression, anxiety, stress, and epilepsy). Recently, in engineering, SSVEPs found a novel application for SSVEP-driven brain-computer interface (BCI) systems. Although some SSVEP properties are well documented, many questions are still hotly debated. We provide an overview of recent SSVEP studies in neuroscience (using implanted and scalp EEG, fMRI, or PET), with the perspective of modern theories about the visual pathway. We investigate the steady-state evoked activity, its properties, and the mechanisms behind SSVEP generation. Next, we describe the SSVEP-BCI paradigm and review recently developed SSVEP-based BCI systems. Lastly, we outline future research directions related to basic and applied aspects of SSVEPs.
经过 40 年的研究，稳态视觉诱发电位（SSVEP）已被证明在认知（视觉注意、双眼竞争、工作记忆和脑节律）和临床神经科学（衰老、神经退行性疾病、精神分裂症、眼科疾病、偏头痛、自闭症、抑郁、焦虑、压力和癫痫）的许多范式中很有用。最近，在工程领域，SSVEP 找到了 SSVEP 驱动脑机接口（BCI）系统的新应用。尽管一些 SSVEP 的特性已经有了很好的记录，但仍有许多问题仍在激烈争论中。我们提供了神经科学中 SSVEP 研究的最新综述（使用植入和头皮 EEG、fMRI 或 PET），并从现代视觉通路理论的角度进行了研究。我们研究了稳态诱发活动及其特性，以及 SSVEP 产生的机制。接下来，我们描述了 SSVEP-BCI 范式，并回顾了最近开发的基于 SSVEP 的 BCI 系统。最后，我们概述了与 SSVEP 的基础和应用方面相关的未来研究方向。
