Brain-Computer Interface Systems: Why a Standard Model is Essential on BCI Standards

Abstract

Brain-Computer Interfaces have gained a large interest in several research fields in a relatively short time. This has led to different ways to describe and analyze systems making their comparison very difficult. Moreover, sharing data, methods and tools is difficult because standard file formats are still missing. Here some of the advantages coming from the definition of a standard model are reported together with the proposal of a roadmap aimed at achieving this goal with a minimal effort from the scientific community.