Non-Invasive BCI-VR Applied Protocols as Intervention Paradigms on School-Aged Subjects with ASD: A Systematic Review

• Published in: Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 25; no. 5; p. 1342
• Main Authors: Alexopoulou, Archondoula, Pergantis, Pantelis, Koutsojannis, Constantinos, Triantafillou, Vassilios, Drigas, Athanasios
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 22.02.2025; MDPI
• Subjects: Adolescent; Augmented reality; Autism; autism spectrum disorder (ASD); Autism Spectrum Disorder - physiopathology; Autism Spectrum Disorder - therapy; Brain; Brain-Computer Interfaces; brain–computer interface (BCI); Child; Cognition - physiology; Communication; EEG signals; Electroencephalography; Humans; Interfaces; Intervention; Male; neurofeedback (NFT); Signal processing; Social media; Social skills; Spectrum analysis; Systematic Review; Virtual Reality; virtual reality (VR); Greece; United States; California; brain–computer interface (BCI); memory; joint attention; EEG signals; autism spectrum disorder (ASD); emotional regulation; virtual reality (VR); neurofeedback (NFT); social skills

This paper aims to highlight non-invasive BCI-VR applied protocols as intervention paradigms on school-aged subjects with ASD. Computer-based interventions are considered appropriate for users with ASD as concentration on a screen reduces other stimuli from the environment that are likely to be dist...