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Thanks, this is really valuable info
for
me to share with the family. Antoinette Verdone,
ATP Assistive Technology
Specialist 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 From:
xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Edward Hitchcock 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 |