Eric W. Sellers

Background

About Eric W. Sellers

BRIEF BIOEric W. Sellers received a Ph.D. in Cognitive and Neural Science from the University of South Florida under the direction of Dr. Emanuel Donchin, in 2004. He then served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow for two years in the Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Laboratory, at the New York State Department of Health’s Wadsworth Center in Albany, NY. In 2006, he was promoted to Clinical Director of the Wadsworth BCI Laboratory. He is now the Director of the ETSU Brain-Computer Interface Laboratory and a Professor at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA. His research is focused on developing EEG-based communication systems for severely disabled people using methods broadly adapted from the areas of cognitive psychophysiology and attention. His basic research interests lie in the areas of high-level cognitive function, and in gaining a better understanding of the cognitive abilities of people with locked-in syndrome. He has worked with disabled individuals worldwide and has presented his research at national and international conferences. Dr. Sellers has authored over 50 scientific papers and book chapters in a variety of scientific domains.