Systems and methods for controlling a device based on detection of transient oscillatory or pseudo-oscillatory bursts

A method of controlling a device or a software application running on the device, comprising:

• detecting one or more transient oscillatory or pseudo-oscillatory bursts from an ongoing neural signal recording of a subject captured by a recording device;
• extracting, using one or more processors of a computing device communicatively coupled to the recording device, one or more burst features from the one or more transient oscillatory or pseudo-oscillatory bursts detected within a detection period of less than 100 ms;
• applying a feature threshold to the one or more burst features extracted within the detection period using the one or more processors of the computing device;
• predicting, using the one or more processors of the computing device, a thought generated by the subject or a change in mental state evoked by the subject when the one or more burst features extracted within the detection period meets or exceeds the feature threshold;
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• controlling the device or the software application running on the device with an input command based on the prediction.

A system for controlling a device or a software application running on the device, comprising:

• a recording device configured to capture an ongoing neural signal recording of a subject;
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• a computing device having one or more processors communicatively coupled to the recording device, wherein the one or more processors are programmed to:
• detect one or more transient oscillatory or pseudo-oscillatory bursts from the ongoing neural signal recording of the subject,
• extract one or more burst features from the one or more transient oscillatory or pseudo-oscillatory bursts detected within a detection period of less than 100 ms,
• apply a feature threshold to the one or more burst features extracted within the detection period;
• <predict a thought generated by the subject or a change in mental state evoked by the subject when the one or more burst features extracted within the detection period meets or exceeds the feature threshold;
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• control the device or the software application running on the device with an input command based on the prediction.