@article{SilvaSauer2011,
author = "da Silva Sauer, Leandro and Valero Aguayo, Luis and Velasco {\'A}lvarez, Francisco and Ron Angev{\'i}n, Ricardo",
abstract = "BCI (Brain-Computer Interface) is a system that allows interaction
	between the human brain and a computer. It is based on analyzing
	electroencephalographic signals (EEG) and processing them to generate
	control commands. The study analyzed the possible influence of psychological
	variables, such as the imaginative kinesthetic capacity and anxiety,
	in relation to performance in a BCI. All participants (4 male and
	19 female students) completed the questionnaires and carried out
	a session of BCI to control their EEG signals in a virtual setting
	of a car along a straight road. The group was divided into two subgroups
	according to their EEG signals or differential responses obtained
	in the left-right discrimination. Study results showed no significant
	differences in cognitive variables of imagination or in anxiety.
	By comparing the degree of participants' BCI control, a new quantitative
	parameter for comparing performances and making decisions in signal
	processing was found. The findings, the ongoing research process
	to refine the control of a BCI, and the interaction of psychological
	and computer procedures are discussed.",
institution = "E.T.S.I. Telecomunicaci{\'o}n, Universidad de M{\'a}laga, 29071 M{\'a}laga, Spain.
	sauer@uma.es",
issn = "0214-9915",
journal = "Psicothema",
keywords = "Brain, physiology; Electroencephalography; Female; Humans; Male; User-Computer	Interface; Young Adult",
month = "Nov",
number = "4",
pages = "745--751",
title = "{P}sychological variables in the control of brain-computer interfaces",
volume = "23",
year = "2011",
}