PyntBCI

The Python Noise-Tagging Brain-Computer interface (PyntBCI) library is a Python toolbox for the noise-tagging brain-computer interfacing (BCI) project developed at the Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. PyntBCI contains various signal processing steps and machine learning algorithms for BCIs that make use of evoked responses of the electroencephalogram (EEG), specifically code-modulated responses such as the code-modulated visual evoked potential (c-VEP). For a constructive review of this field, see:

• Martínez-Cagigal, V., Thielen, J., Santamaría-Vázquez, E., Pérez-Velasco, S., Desain, P., & Hornero, R. (2021). Brain–computer interfaces based on code-modulated visual evoked potentials (c-VEP): a literature review. Journal of Neural Engineering. DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/ac38cf

Installation

To install PyntBCI, use:

pip install pyntbci

Getting started

Various tutorials and example analysis pipelines are provided in the tutorials/ and examples/ folder, which operate on limited preprocessed data as provided with PyntBCI. Furthermore, please find various pipelines for several open-access datasets below in the pipelines/ folder.

Referencing

When using PyntBCI, please reference at least one of the following:

• Thielen, J., van den Broek, P., Farquhar, J., & Desain, P. (2015). Broad-Band visually evoked potentials: re(con)volution in brain-computer interfacing. PLOS ONE, 10(7), e0133797. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133797
• Thielen, J., Marsman, P., Farquhar, J., & Desain, P. (2021). From full calibration to zero training for a code-modulated visual evoked potentials for brain–computer interface. Journal of Neural Engineering, 18(5), 056007. DOI: 10.1088/1741-2552/abecef

Contact

• Jordy Thielen (jordy.thielen@donders.ru.nl)

Licensing

PyntBCI is licensed by the BSD 3-Clause License:

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