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Improving Lives with Digital Healthcare 10 The cursor flashes at me, taunting me to put down something. I have nothing, so I amuse myself by clocking the refresh rate for a minute to ascertain its value. I find it is blinking at a rate of 50Hz. Each flash is telling me I have nothing so far. It feels as if a Neuralizer from the movie Men in Black (1997) erased my thoughts. It is the age-old battle for most writers: How to start a good story, how to write an article to engage and inform. How am I to get the thoughts and ideas in my brain onto the page? It is a battle of transferring what I wish to express into the published word. If only I had a Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) to intelligently augment my brain with endless amounts of valuable data, stirring an instant stream of consciousness from my keyboard onto the computer screen. Well, you are not here to learn about my writing problems. We're here to discuss BCIs. Next-Generation Medical Devices for Brain-Computer Interfaces PAUL GOLATA, MOUSER ELECTRONICS Brain-computer interface (BCI) applications are rapidly transforming the medical device industry. In the following, we'll examine this field and some of the critical electronic components within the signal chain required to measure brain waves and how AI is used to pull it all together. What is BCI? BCI applications are rapidly transforming the medical device industry and will continue to do so because of their benefits. BCI applications refer to devices that allow users to interact with computers, measuring the user's brain activity. The electrical activity is most commonly measured with an electroencephalogram (EEG), recognizing the energy and frequency patterns of the brain. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) enable greater accuracy and reliability in evaluating and developing BCI applications. In the following, we will examine this field and some of the critical electronic components within the signal chain required to measure brain waves and other bodily functions and how AI puts it all together.