Review Article

A Survey of Stimulation Methods Used in SSVEP-Based BCIs

Table 3

Characteristics of pattern reversal stimuli.

Frequency band StudyStimulusBit rate (bits/min)
DeviceShapeFrequency (Hz)Color

LKluge and Hartmann,2007 [54]TFTCheckerboard10, 12 Hz
Trejo et al. 2006 [55]LCDCheckerboard5, 5.625, 6.4, 6.9 HzWhite/black
Lalor et al. 2005 [56]Checkerboard8.5, 10 HzWhite/black10.3

MKelly et al. 2004 [16]Checkerboard17, 20 HzWhite/black

L+MVasquez et al. 2008 [57]CRTCheckerboard8.8, 9.4, 11.55, 12.5, 13.65, 15, 16.7, 18.8 Hz White/black 45.5
Oehler et al. 2008 [58]Checkerboard10–15 HzWhite/black12.5
Martinez et al. (2008 [59], 2007 [60])CRTCheckerboard5, 6, 7, 8 Hz; 12, 13.3, 15, 17 HzWhite/black26–30
Krusienski and Allison, 2008 [61]Checkerboard6, 15 HzWhite/black
Allison et al. 2008 [62]CRTLineboxes and checker-board6, 15 HzWhite/black; gray/white; red/gray; green/gray
Bakardjian et al. 2007 [63]Checkerboard8, 12, 14, 28 HzWhite/black
Mukesh et al. 2006 [64]Checkerboard6, 7, 12, 13, 14 HzWhite/black
Jaganathan et al. 2005 [65]Checkerboard6–15 HzWhite/black

Lalor et al. 2004 [66]CheckerboardWhite/black