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Barriers to and mediators of brain–computer interface user acceptance: focus group findings

Stefanie Blain-Moraes Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Riley Schaff Department of Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Kirsten L. Gruis Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Jane E. Huggins Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Patricia A. Wren School of Health Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA
Pages 516-525 | Received 30 May 2011, Accepted 19 Jan 2012, Published online: 29 Mar 2012

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