Electroencephalography (EEG)-based brain computer interfaces for rehabilitation

This is to certify that the dissertation prepared by Dandan Huang entitled " Electroencephalography (EEG)-based brain computer interfaces for rehabilitation " has been approved by her committee as satisfactory completion of the dissertation requirement for the degree of Doctoral of Philosophy. i Acknowledgments I would like to express my gratitude to all the people who have given their heart whelming full support in making this project a magnificent experience. My foremost thank goes to my Ph.D. adviser Dr. Ou Bai. Without him, this dissertation would not have been successful. I thank him for his patience and support that carried me on through difficulties, and for his knowledge, insights and creativity that inspired me to explore and challenge the unknown. I am very grateful to Dr. Ding-Yu Fei, who encouraged and supported me throughout these years when I'm in VCU. I always enjoy so much from the discussion with him about research and life. I also would like to thank Ms. Cai-Ting Fu, my colleagues at the Technology for their great help, and I really enjoyed the time we spent together. I would like to acknowledge and thank the members of my dissertation committee, Dr. for kindly consenting to serve on my graduate committee and for reviewing and advising on this dissertation. ii Special thanks are given to my parents for their unconditional love, support and encouragement throughout my studies.