NeuroCONCISE technology was developed over 13 years it has been underpinned by research totaling approximately £2m and proof-of-concept funding from InvestNI. In addition to sufferers of traumatic brain injury, NeuroCONCISE has also trialled BCI for spinal cord injuries and stroke. The technology therefore has two main opportunities: assessment/diagnosis, and training the patient in a basic yes/no communication system. For patients and their families, communicating with a sufferer in even the most basic way can transform their lives.
In tests, NeuroCONCISE’s technology has detected altered brain activity in response to instructions to perform voluntary movement imagery, even when overt motor control is not possible. The non-invasive test can assess cases of severely altered consciousness. Following trauma, patients’ brain signals can be evaluated to aid doctors in making treatment decisions. Innovations in mind-controlled computing, called brain computer interface (BCI), are currently being applied in areas like videogaming, but NeuroCONCISE is focused on using it to help people with brain injuries. People can use the technology, comprised of both hardware and software, to communicate and interact with computers without moving. Sign up for it here: or email me for further information at: Medical, based out of the Intelligent Systems Research Centre at the Ulster University, has invented a wearable neurotechnology that interprets brainwaves and translates them into control signals. [This article originally appeared in TechWatch, from the Northern Ireland Science Park.
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