Education

Awards

Current Research

Communication in the Locked-In State

Auditory BCI Paradigms

P300-based BCI applications

BCIs for patients with disorders of consciousness

Publications and Presentations

2009

Ruf, C.A., Furda, A., Walter, A., Matuz, T., Pagania, D., De Massari, D., Kotchoubey, B. & Birbaumer, N. (2009). Hirnphysiologische Korrelate semantischer Konditionierung. Poster Presentation. 35. Arbeitstagung Psychophysiologie und Methodik, Leipzig, Germany

Ruf, C.A., Mugler, E., Halder, S., Bensch, M. & Kübler, A. (2009). The P300- Brain-Computer Interface Browser: A Muscle-Independent Surfing Tool for Paralyzed People. Poster Presentation. Society for Psychophysiological Research, Forty-Ninth Annual Meeting, Berlin, Germany

Kleih, S.C., Nijboer, F., Halder, S., Furdea, A., Kotchoubey, B., Ruf, C.A. & Kübler, A. (2009). The Effect of Motivation in BCI Performance. Poster presentation Society for Psychophysiological Research, Forty-Ninth Annual Meeting, Berlin, Germany

Furdea, A., Ruf, C.A., Walter, A., Pagania, D., Matuz, T., Kotchoubey, B., Birbaumer, N. (2009). Enabling communication in completely paralyzed by semantic classical conditioning: a pilot study. Poster presentation Society for Psychophysiological Research, Forty-Ninth Annual Meeting, Berlin, Germany

Matuz, T. & Ruf, C.A. (2009). Computer und Lebensqualität. Ansätze zur Erhaltung der Kommunikation und Lebensqualität schwerstgelähmter Patienten mittels BCI (Brain-Computer Interface) Anwendungen, Not Supplement 2, 10-13

Hochstetter, G., Jovalekiv, A., Kersting, J.-B., Opitz, A., Ruf, C.A., Schick, W. (2009). Raum und Raumwahrnehmung. In: Evers, D., Weidmann, N. (Eds.). Wahrnehmung und Identität. Reihe: Interdisziplinäre Forschungsarbeiten am FORUM SCIENTIARUM.

Matuz, T., Ruf, C.A. & Kleih, S. (2009). Gehirn-Computer-Verbindungen für ALS-Patienten. Entwicklung von alternativen Kommunikationsmöglichkeiten. Thieme Online 2009

2010

Ruf, C.A., Furdea, A., Matuz, T., De Massari, D., van der Heiden, L., Hill, J., Halder,  S., Kotchoubey, B., Birbaumer, N. (2010). Auditory Semantic Conditioning in healthy and locked-in subjects: Thinking of yes and no. Poster Presentation Fourth International Meeting Brain-Computer Interface, Asilomar, CA,

Van der Heiden, L., Furdea, A., Matuz, T., Ruf, C.A., De Massari, D., Halder, S., Jaskowski, P., Birbaumer, N. (2010). Conditioning-BCI for communication in CLIS patients. Poster Presentation Fourth International Meeting Brain-Computer Interface, Asilomar, CA, United StatesUnited States

De Massari, D., Furdea,  A., Matuz, T., Ruf, C.A., Hill, J., Halder, S., Birbaumer, N. (2010). Communication in the complete locked-in state: a semantic conditioning paradigm. Poster Presentation Fourth International Meeting Brain-Computer Interface, Asilomar, CA, United States

Kleih, S., Nijboer, F., Halder, S., Furdea, A., Kotchoubey, B., Ruf, C.A., Kübler, A. (2010). The Effect of Motivation on Brain-Computer Interface Performance and P300 amplitude in healthy subjects and patients with ALS. Abstract and Talk Fourth International Meeting Brain-Computer Interface, Asilomar, CA, United States

Kleih, S. C., Halder, S., Furdea, A., Kotchoubey, B., Ruf, C., Kübler, A. (2010). The Effect of Motivation on Brain-Computer Interface Performance. Proceedings of the TOBI Workshop on Integrating Brain-Computer Interfaces with Conventional Assistive Technology, Graz, Austria 2011

Kleih, S.C., Halder, S., Furdea, A., Kotchoubey, B., Ruf, C.A., Kübler, A. (2010). Der Einfluss von Motivation auf BCI performance bei ALS Patienten. Poster Presentation Psychologie und Gehirn, Greifswald, Germany

Ruf, C.A., Furdea, A., Matuz, T., De Massari, D., Halder, S., Hill, J., Kotchoubey, B., Birbaumer, N. (2010). Brain-Computer Interface Communication For The Complete Locked-In: Is Semantic Conditioning The Solution? Abstract. Society for Neuroscience 40th annual meeting, San Diego, CA, United States

Halder, S., Lukito, E., Pasqualotto, E., Ruf, C.A., Birbaumer, N. (2010). Universal Menu Design for BCI Applications. Abstract Society for Neuroscience 40th annual meeting, San Diego, CA, United States

De Massari, D., Furdea, A., Matuz, T. Ruf, C.A., Hill, J., Halder, S., Birbaumer, N. (2010). Towards communication in the complete locked-in state: an electrical semantic conditioning paradigm. Abstract Society for Neuroscience 40th annual meeting, San Diego, CA, United States

Furdea A, Halder S, Ruf CA, Matuz T, Hill, J, De Massari D, Kotchoubey B, Birbaumer N . (2011). Semantic classical conditioning of brain communication. Abstract Society for Neuroscience 40th annual meeting, San Diego, CA, United States

Mugler, E., Ruf, C.A., Halder, S., Bensch, M., & Kübler, A. (2010). Design and implementation of a P300-based brain-computer interface for controlling an internet browser. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems & Rehabilitation Engineering,18 (6), 599-609

Ruf, C.A. & Kleih, S. (2010). Gehirn-Computer Schnittstellen. Alternative Kommunikationsmöglichkeiten für schwerstgelähmte Menschen. Praxis Ergotherapie, 23(4), 204-208

Linda van der Heiden, Adrian Furdea, Tamara Matuz, Carolin A. Ruf, Daniele De Massari, Sebastian Halder, Piotr Jaskowski, Niels Birbaumer (2010): Conditioning of cortical responses to the trueness and falseness of word pairs: a new paradigm for basic communication by means of BCI. Talk and Abstract, TOBI Workshop II on Translational Issues in BCI Development, Rome, Italy

2011

C. A. Ruf, S. Halder, A. Furdea, T. Matuz, N. Birbaumer, B. Kotchoubey (2011). Initial tests with auditory BCIs in patients with disorders of consciousness. Proceedings of the 5th International Brain-Computer Interface Workshop and Training Course, 2011. Conference proceeding and talk

CA Ruf, A Furdea, T Matuz, D De Massari, S Halder, L van der Heiden, B Kotchoubey, N Birbaumer. (2011). Paralysis and Brain-Computer Interface: Classical semantic conditioning for communication? Poster presentation. Bernstein Conference 2011 Computational Neuroscience / Neurotechnology

Birbaumer, N., Ruf, CA., De Massari, D. (2011). Glücklicher Zerfall des Denkens: Gehirn-Computer-Interaktion bei Locked-in Syndrom und Lähmungen. Unterstützte Kommunikation, 03/2011, 12-16

Daniele De Massari, Carolin A Ruf, Adrian Furdea, Tamara Matuz, Sebastian Halder, Niels Birbaumer (2011). Does habituation influence classification performances in a semantic classical conditioning paradigm? Poster Presentation. MEG Autumn School 2011, Tübingen

S Halder, CA Ruf, A Furdea, E Pasqualotto, M Bogdan, A Kuebler, W Rosenstiel, T Matuz, N Birbaumer (2011). Neurophysiological prediction of BCI performance for people with ALS. Poster Presentation. 17th Annual Meeting of the Organisation on Human Brain Mapping (HBM). Quebec City, Canada

Linda van der Heiden, Daniele De Massari, Adrian Furdea, Tamara Matuz, Carolin A. Ruf, Sebastian Halder, Piotr Jaskowski, Niels Birbaumer (2011). Towards basic yes-no communication by means of a BCI: conditioning of cortical responses to the trueness and falseness of word pairs. Poster Presentation. Society for Neuroscience 41th annual meeting, Washington, DC, United States

S. Halder, T. Matuz, C.A. Ruf, M. Bogdan, A. Kübler, W. Rosenstiel, N. Birbaumer (2011). Prediction of brain-computer interface aptitude. Poster Presentation. Society for Neuroscience 41th annual meeting, Washington, DC, United States

Niels Birbaumer, Carolin A. Ruf, Barry Dworkin, Daniele DeMassari (2011). Brain-Computer-Interfaces (BCI) and classical semantic conditioning in locked-in syndrome. Poster Presentation. Society for Neuroscience 41th annual meeting, Washington, DC, United States

2012

Furdea A, Ruf C A, Halder S, De Massari D, Bogdan M, Rosenstiel W, Matuz T, Birbaumer N. (2012). A new (semantic) reflexive brain-computer interface: in search for a suitable classifier. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 203, 233-240

C.A. Ruf & N. Birbaumer (in press). Consciousness and paralysis. In: Kreitler, Sulamith, Maimon, Oded (Eds.): Consciousness and the Human Sciences. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

D. De Massari, C.A. Ruf, A. Furdea, T. Matuz, S. Halder, N. Birbaumer (2012). Does Habituation influence classification performance in a semantic classical conditioning paradigm? Abstract und Poster. Alpine brain imaging meeting (ABIM). Champery, Switzerland.

C.A. Ruf, D. De Massari, F. Wagner-Podmaniczky, T. Matuz, N. Birbaumer (2012). Semantic classical conditioning of salivary response for communication. Abstract and Talk. TOBI Workshop III. Bringing BCIs to End-Users: Facing the Challenge, Würzburg, Germany

CA Ruf, A Furdea, T Matuz, D De Massari, S Halder, L van der Heiden, B Kotchoubey, N Birbaumer (2012). Auditory semantic conditioning for communication: Thinking of "yes" and "no". Abstract, Gehirn und Psychologie, 2012, Jena, Germany

D. De Massari, T. Matuz, A. Furdea, C.A. Ruf, S. Halder, N. Birbaumer (accepted). A Brain-Computer Interface for semantic classical conditioning of brain activity

CA Ruf, A Furdea, T Matuz, D De Massari, L van der Heiden, S Halder, N Birbaumer (2012). Auditory semantic conditioning for brain communication. Abstract und Poster. BBCI Workshop 2012 on Advances in Neurotechnology, Berlin, Germany

Ivo Käthner, Carolin A. Ruf, Emanuele Pasqualotto, Christoph Braun, Niels Birbaumer, Sebastian Halder (in press). A portable auditory P300 brain-computer interface with directional cues. Clinical Neurophysiology