The goal of this clinical trial is to test how effective the mindBEAGLE device is in allowing people who are unconscious (due to a brain injury or other condition) to communicate using brain waves to answer Yes/No questions. Participants will wear a cap that will be connected to a computer that measures brain waves, wrist bands that vibrate at different strengths, and ear phones that create different levels of loud tones and will be asked to associate Yes/No answers with the vibrations or tones. They will also be asked to "think about" moving different parts of their body to answer Yes or No. The mindBEAGLE device has already been proven effective for this kind of communication in a previous study, and the study team would like to trial it on a population of unconscious people who enter the UPMC Rehabilitation Institute to see if patients are able to be trained to use the device as part of their everyday inpatient rehabilitation until they are discharged, or until they are able to regain consciousness.
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Neural and Multisensory DOC mindBEAGLE Initial Classification Accuracy Assessment
Timeframe: 18 months
DOC mindBEAGLE Communication Assessment
Timeframe: 18 months
Acceptability of mindBEAGLE treatment by clinical staff.
Timeframe: Within 2 weeks Post-intervention
Acceptability of mindBEAGLE treatment by families of DOC patients.
Timeframe: Within 2 weeks Post-intervention