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University of Dayton: Carroll High School Student Expands Research with Help from Vision Lab at the University of Dayton

March 03, 2020
By University of Dayton
Ashley Martin '20 at the University of Dayton Vision Lab

The full story first appeared on the University of Dayton website on March 2, 2020.  Written by Elizabeth Skelin, marketing communications intern.

Ashley Martin, a Carroll High School student, set ambitious goals for her science fair project and reached out to the University of Dayton’s Dr. Vijay Asari and his Vision Lab team to help achieve them.

Inspired by her work in a center for people with disabilities, Martin became interested in how brain machine interface (BMI) systems could help people with mobility issues to express themselves creatively. Using electroencephalography, a technique for recording and interpreting the electrical activity of the brain, and robotic arms, her project would allow people to paint by using mental commands.

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