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Alleviating Seasickness through Brain-Computer Interface-based Attention Shift

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  • Haebom

Author

Xiaoyu Bao, Kailin Xu, Jiawei Zhu, Haiyun Huang, Kangning Li, Qiyun Huang, Yuanqing Li

Outline

This paper proposes a novel method to alleviate motion sickness symptoms using AI-based brain-computer interface (BCI). We developed a BCI system that integrates tasks such as breathing training and conducted an experiment with 43 participants in an actual ship environment. As a result of the experiment, 81.39% of the participants reported that the BCI intervention was effective, and the EEG analysis results confirmed that motion sickness-related brain wave patterns were regulated, such as a decrease in the overall power of the brain waves, an increase in the relative power of theta waves, and a decrease in the relative power of beta waves. In particular, the theta/beta ratio, an attention index, significantly decreased during the actual feedback session, supporting the attention shift effect through BCI. This study suggests a portable, effective non-drug treatment for motion sickness and suggests a new application field of BCI.

Takeaways, Limitations

Takeaways:
Validating the effectiveness of motion sickness treatment using AI-based BCI in a real-world environment.
Providing non-pharmacological alternatives to drug treatment.
Presenting the possibility of developing a portable and practical motion sickness relief system.
Presenting the potential expansion of new applications of BCI technology.
Limitations:
The sample size (43 people) was relatively small, requiring further research on generalizability.
Further studies are needed on long-term efficacy and safety.
Further research is needed on different types of motion sickness and individual differences.
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