Using Emotiv EPOC Neuroheadset To Acquire Data In Brain-Computer Interface

This paper considers the issue of the brain-computer interface (BCI) – the human-machine interface (HMI) based on acquisition, processing and transformation of signals that generated by the central nervous system (CNS) as the aspect of its normal function. Brain-computer interface can be considered as the bridge which is building up direct one-way or two-way communication pathway between the external technical device and the brain. The work presents techniques based on non-invasive imaging of the brain used for acquiring data in non-invasive brain computer interfaces, and is emphasized on the reading neural activity of the brain using multi-channel electroencephalograph (EEG). As the part of this paper our experience with the commercially available equipment Emotiv EPOC Neuroheadset based on this technology is introduced.