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I have tried Cyberlink 3 times.
In
fairness, the first time was an inappropriate referral for it.
Definitely
did not work, but I knew that going in. Second time I felt like it should have
worked but did not. Tried getting EMG signals on an ALS client, but
we
were unsuccessful. Yes/no with her was extremely difficult at that
point
so I do not have a real good feel for why we were unable to get EMG, seemed
like a lot of interference, and we theorized that she was having
fasciculation going
on? But that was just theory. I tried having her go passively
through
some of the training features like the Mindmap (I may not have that name
that
right, the training where you go through what looks like a rollercoaster
for
anywhere up to an hour and try to control your responses.) Did not
appear
to make any differences. 3rd time, tried with a TBI
client with pretty severe ataxia, and it wound up working as an EMG switch
with
scanning software. Did not significantly try with EEG due to
cognitive deficits.
I have tried with the EEG
myself. I
find with a fair amount of effort towards relaxation, I was able to get the
relaxation
waves to come up. I was also able to get the active brain waves to
come
up with a little less effort. If I am sounding complicated there,
that is
right. I had to spend a lot of time training and I would not say that
I
was anywhere approaching real control with the pure brainwave stuff.
In
theory, I have trouble with the idea that if I need to communicate
something
urgent, that I would be able to relax my active thoughts. (I NEED TO
USE
THE BATHROOM!!! LIKE NOW!!!) Then again, I am not exactly noted
for
my calmness and ability to center my thoughts to begin with…
For what
it is worth… From:
xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Antoinette Verdone Thanks for the feedback. If anyone out there has used the EEG feature, I would
like
to hear if that was successful. Antoinette Verdone, ATP Assistive ALS Association, Greater Phone: 212-720-3054 Fax: 212-619-7409 "One cannot consent to creep when one has the
impulse
to soar." -- Helen Keller |