Day 4 Summary (Part 1) – May 1: Cutting-Edge BCI Applications

Day 4 highlighted a broad spectrum of novel and unconventional BCI applications. It began with TMS and EEG electrode comparisons (Tanackovic), followed by explorations into brain-based biometrics and mental password systems (Höller). Johannes Grünwald introduced Python tools for neuroscience research. Multimodal neurotechnologies took center stage with presentations on olfactory and neuroart approaches for healthy aging (Rutkowski) and non-invasive language cortex mapping using causal modeling (Ossadtchi). Ulrich Hofmann raised ethical and medical concerns over long-term brain implants, while Sasai discussed progress in speech decoding using large datasets. The afternoon delved into neuroergonomics in robotics (Barresi), self-correcting BCIs (Zacksenhouse), and the boundary between human cognition and generative AI (Kosmyna). Oren Shriki addressed the challenge of signal variability in mobile BCI setups, while Schreiner presented real-time animal brain monitoring. The day concluded with developments in implantable electrodes (William) and ERP analysis using g.BSanalyze (Ortner). https://www.gtec.at/bci-neurotech-spring-school-2025/