Today marks the official start of EEG data collection for the BINGO project — a significant step toward understanding how imagined speech can be decoded from neural activity.
Our team has launched a series of structured recording sessions with healthy volunteers, capturing multi-channel EEG data while participants imagine speaking each letter of the NATO phonetic alphabet. This phase is critical for generating the high-quality dataset that underpins both our scientific research and the forthcoming BINGO scientific competition.
Why this matters:
- Imagined speech decoding could one day lead to intuitive communication interfaces for individuals with severe motor impairment.
- Collecting data across multiple recording sessions and days allows us to study variability in brain signals — a core challenge in neurotechnology.
- Ethical and secure data management protocols ensure participant privacy and support open reuse of the collected dataset.
The data collection process is a collaborative effort rooted in careful experimental design and participant respect. Each session is conducted under strict ethical oversight, with attention to comfort, consent, and signal quality.
As this phase unfolds, we look forward to sharing updates on progress and insights. With the first EEG recordings successfully underway, BINGO continues its journey toward creating a foundational resource for the neuroscience and machine learning communities.
Watch this space for more!