scholarly journals Mental Workload Classification Method Based on EEG Independent Component Features

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 3036 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongquan Qu ◽  
Yiping Shan ◽  
Yuzhe Liu ◽  
Liping Pang ◽  
Zhanli Fan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Classification Accuracy ◽  
Mental Workload ◽  
Independent Component ◽  
Classification Method ◽  
Speech Signals ◽  
Eeg Signals ◽  
Independent Components ◽  
Brain Signals ◽  
Electroencephalogram Eeg

Excessive mental workload will reduce work efficiency, but low mental workload will cause a waste of human resources. It is very significant to study the mental workload status of operators. The existing mental workload classification method is based on electroencephalogram (EEG) features, and its classification accuracy is often low because the channel signals recorded by the EEG electrodes are a group of mixed brain signals, which are similar to multi-source mixed speech signals. It is not wise to directly analyze the mixed signals in order to distinguish the feature of EEG signals. In this study, we propose a mental workload classification method based on EEG independent components (ICs) features, which borrows from the blind source separation (BSS) idea of mixed speech signals. This presented method uses independent component analysis (ICA) to obtain pure signals, i.e., ICs. The energy features of ICs are directly extracted for classifying the mental workload, since this method directly uses ICs energy features for feature extraction. Compared with the existing solution, the proposed method can obtain better classification results. The presented method might provide a way to realize a fast, accurate, and automatic mental workload classification.

scholarly journals EEG Emotion Classification Using an Improved SincNet-Based Deep Learning Model

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Zeng ◽  
Zhenhua Wu ◽  
Jiaming Zhang ◽  
Chen Yang ◽  
Hua Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Speaker Recognition ◽  
Classification Accuracy ◽  
Deep Neural Network ◽  
Signal To Noise Ratio ◽  
Single Subject ◽  
Emotion Classification ◽  
Eeg Signals ◽  
Electroencephalogram Eeg ◽  
Deep Learning Model

Deep learning (DL) methods have been used increasingly widely, such as in the fields of speech and image recognition. However, how to design an appropriate DL model to accurately and efficiently classify electroencephalogram (EEG) signals is still a challenge, mainly because EEG signals are characterized by significant differences between two different subjects or vary over time within a single subject, non-stability, strong randomness, low signal-to-noise ratio. SincNet is an efficient classifier for speaker recognition, but it has some drawbacks in dealing with EEG signals classification. In this paper, we improve and propose a SincNet-based classifier, SincNet-R, which consists of three convolutional layers, and three deep neural network (DNN) layers. We then make use of SincNet-R to test the classification accuracy and robustness by emotional EEG signals. The comparable results with original SincNet model and other traditional classifiers such as CNN, LSTM and SVM, show that our proposed SincNet-R model has higher classification accuracy and better algorithm robustness.

scholarly journals Context-Based Filtering for Assisted Brain-Actuated Wheelchair Driving

2007 ◽  
Vol 2007 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerolf Vanacker ◽  
José del R. Millán ◽  
Eileen Lew ◽  
Pierre W. Ferrez ◽  
Ferran Galán Moles ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Shared Control ◽  
Eeg Signals ◽  
Intelligent Processing ◽  
Intelligent Wheelchair ◽  
Brain Signals ◽  
Brain Interface ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Electroencephalogram Eeg ◽  
The Brain

Controlling a robotic device by using human brain signals is an interesting and challenging task. The device may be complicated to control and the nonstationary nature of the brain signals provides for a rather unstable input. With the use of intelligent processing algorithms adapted to the task at hand, however, the performance can be increased. This paper introduces a shared control system that helps the subject in driving an intelligent wheelchair with a noninvasive brain interface. The subject's steering intentions are estimated from electroencephalogram (EEG) signals and passed through to the shared control system before being sent to the wheelchair motors. Experimental results show a possibility for significant improvement in the overall driving performance when using the shared control system compared to driving without it. These results have been obtained with 2 healthy subjects during their first day of training with the brain-actuated wheelchair.

scholarly journals Brain-Inspired Healthcare Smart System Based on Perception-Action Cycle

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3532
Author(s):  
Jesús Jaime Moreno Escobar ◽  
Oswaldo Morales Matamoros ◽  
Ricardo Tejeida Padilla ◽  
Ixchel Lina Reyes ◽  
Liliana Chanona Hernández ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Medical Doctors ◽  
Eeg Signals ◽  
Smart System ◽  
Brain Signals ◽  
Efficiency Assessment ◽  
Power Spectral ◽  
Electroencephalogram Eeg ◽  
Perception Action

This work presents the HSS-Cognitive project, which is a Healthcare Smart System that can be applied in measuring the efficiency of any therapy where neuronal interaction gives a trace whether the therapy is efficient or not, using mathematical tools. The artificial intelligence of the project underlies in the understanding of brain signals or Electroencephalogram (EEG) by means of the determination of the Power Spectral Density (PSD) over all the EEG bands in order to estimate how efficient was a therapy. Our project HSS-Cognitive was applied, recording the EEG signals from two patients treated for 8 min in a dolphin tank, measuring their activity in five experiments and for 6 min measuring their activity in a pool without dolphin in four experiments. After applying our TEA (Therapeutic Efficiency Assessment) metric for patient 1, we found that this patient had gone from having relaxation states regardless of the dolphin to attention states when the dolphin was presented. For patient 2, we found that he had maintained attention states regardless of the dolphin, that is, the DAT (Dolphin Assisted Therapy) did not have a significant effect in this patient, perhaps because he had a surgery last year in order to remove a tumor, having impact on the DAT effectiveness. However, patient 2 presented the best efficiency when doing physical therapy led by a therapist in a pool without dolphins around him. According to our findings, we concluded that our Brain-Inspired Healthcare Smart System can be considered a reliable tool for measuring the efficiency of a dolphin-assisted therapy and not only for therapist or medical doctors but also for researchers in neurosciences.

scholarly journals An Optimized Channel Selection Method Based on Multifrequency CSP-Rank for Motor Imagery-Based BCI System

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Kui Feng ◽  
Jing Jin ◽  
Ian Daly ◽  
Jiale Zhou ◽  
Yugang Niu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Motor Imagery ◽  
Classification Accuracy ◽  
Channel Selection ◽  
Selection Method ◽  
Selection Methods ◽  
Eeg Signals ◽  
Common Spatial Pattern ◽  
Linear Discriminant ◽  
Novel Method ◽  
Electroencephalogram Eeg

Background. Due to the redundant information contained in multichannel electroencephalogram (EEG) signals, the classification accuracy of brain-computer interface (BCI) systems may deteriorate to a large extent. Channel selection methods can help to remove task-independent electroencephalogram (EEG) signals and hence improve the performance of BCI systems. However, in different frequency bands, brain areas associated with motor imagery are not exactly the same, which will result in the inability of traditional channel selection methods to extract effective EEG features. New Method. To address the above problem, this paper proposes a novel method based on common spatial pattern- (CSP-) rank channel selection for multifrequency band EEG (CSP-R-MF). It combines the multiband signal decomposition filtering and the CSP-rank channel selection methods to select significant channels, and then linear discriminant analysis (LDA) was used to calculate the classification accuracy. Results. The results showed that our proposed CSP-R-MF method could significantly improve the average classification accuracy compared with the CSP-rank channel selection method.

scholarly journals FRAMEWORK OF CONTROLLING 3D VIRTUAL HUMAN EMOTIONAL WALKING USING BCI

2015 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Faris Amin M. Abuhashish ◽  
Hoshang Kolivand ◽  
Mohd Shahrizal Sunar ◽  
Dzulkifli Mohamad
Keyword(s):  
Signal Processing ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Brain Computer Interface ◽  
Computer Interface ◽  
Virtual Human ◽  
Eeg Signals ◽  
Brain Signals ◽  
Electroencephalogram Eeg ◽  
The Brain ◽  
New Framework

A Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) is the device that can read and acquire the brain activities. A human body is controlled by Brain-Signals, which considered as a main controller. Furthermore, the human emotions and thoughts will be translated by brain through brain signals and expressed as human mood. This controlling process mainly performed through brain signals, the brain signals is a key component in electroencephalogram (EEG). Based on signal processing the features representing human mood (behavior) could be extracted with emotion as a major feature. This paper proposes a new framework in order to recognize the human inner emotions that have been conducted on the basis of EEG signals using a BCI device controller. This framework go through five steps starting by classifying the brain signal after reading it in order to obtain the emotion, then map the emotion, synchronize the animation of the 3D virtual human, test and evaluate the work. Based on our best knowledge there is no framework for controlling the 3D virtual human. As a result for implementing our framework will enhance the game field of enhancing and controlling the 3D virtual humans’ emotion walking in order to enhance and bring more realistic as well. Commercial games and Augmented Reality systems are possible beneficiaries of this technique.

IMPROVED ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK FOR EPILEPTIC SEIZURES DETECTION

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150045
Author(s):  
YASMINE BENCHAIB
Keyword(s):  
Classification Accuracy ◽  
Brain Activity ◽  
Epileptic Seizures ◽  
Computational Time ◽  
Discrete Wavelet ◽  
Eeg Signals ◽  
Significant Information ◽  
Relief Algorithm ◽  
Electroencephalogram Eeg ◽  
Interesting Alternative

Electroencephalogram (EEG) is a fundamental and unique tool for exploring human brain activity in general and epileptic mechanism in particular. It offers significant information about epileptic seizures source known as epileptogenic area. However, it is often complicated to detect critical changes in EEG signals by visual examination, since this signal aspect of epileptic persons seems to be normal out of the seizure. Thus, the challenge is to design such a robust and automatic system to detect these unseen changes and use them for diagnosis. In this research, we apply the Artificial Metaplasticity Multi-Layer Perceptron (AMMLP) together with discrete wavelet transform (DWT) to Bonn EEG signals for seizure detection goal. Significant features were then extracted from the well-known EEG brainwaves. Aiming to decrease the computational time and improve classification accuracy, we performed a features ranking and selection employing the Relief algorithm. The obtained AMMLP classification accuracy of 98.97% proved the effctiveness of the applied approach. Our results were compared to recent researches results on the same database, proving to be superior or at least an interesting alternative for seizures detection within EEG signals.

Automated Seizure Classification Using Deep Neural Network Based on Autoencoder

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahul Sharma ◽  
Pradip Sircar ◽  
Ram Bilas Pachori
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Classification Accuracy ◽  
Deep Neural Network ◽  
Eeg Signals ◽  
Linear Dynamics ◽  
Softmax Classifier ◽  
Domain Expertise ◽  
Electroencephalogram Eeg ◽  
The Brain ◽  
Seizure Classification

A neurological abnormality in the brain that manifests as a seizure is the prime risk of epilepsy. The earlier and accurate detection of the epileptic seizure is the foremost task for the diagnosis of epilepsy. In this chapter, a nonlinear deep neural network is used for seizure classification. The proposed network is based on the autoencoder that significantly explores the non-linear dynamics of the electroencephalogram (EEG) signals. It involves the traditional deep neural domain expertise to extract the features from the raw data in order to fit a deep neural network-based learning model and predicts the class of the unknown seizures. The EEG signals are subjected to an autoencoder-based neural network that unintendedly extracts the significant attributes that are applied to the softmax classifier. The achieved classification accuracy is up to 100% on different publicly available Bonn University database classes. The proposed algorithm is suitable for real-time implementation.

EEG Alpha and Gamma Modulators Mediate Motion Sickness-Related Spectral Responses

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (02) ◽  
pp. 1650007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shang-Wen Chuang ◽  
Chun-Hsiang Chuang ◽  
Yi-Hsin Yu ◽  
Jung-Tai King ◽  
Chin-Teng Lin
Keyword(s):  
Motion Sickness ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Component Analysis ◽  
Spectral Change ◽  
Point Scale ◽  
Eeg Signals ◽  
Independent Components ◽  
Eeg Alpha ◽  
Electroencephalogram Eeg ◽  
Spectral Responses

Motion sickness (MS) is a common experience of travelers. To provide insights into brain dynamics associated with MS, this study recruited 19 subjects to participate in an electroencephalogram (EEG) experiment in a virtual-reality driving environment. When riding on consecutive winding roads, subjects experienced postural instability and sensory conflict between visual and vestibular stimuli. Meanwhile, subjects rated their level of MS on a six-point scale. Independent component analysis (ICA) was used to separate the filtered EEG signals into maximally temporally independent components (ICs). Then, reduced logarithmic spectra of ICs of interest, using principal component analysis, were decomposed by ICA again to find spectrally fixed and temporally independent modulators (IMs). Results demonstrated that a higher degree of MS accompanied increased activation of alpha ([Formula: see text]) and gamma ([Formula: see text]) IMs across remote-independent brain processes, covering motor, parietal and occipital areas. This co-modulatory spectral change in alpha and gamma bands revealed the neurophysiological demand to regulate conflicts among multi-modal sensory systems during MS.

scholarly journals EMBEDDED IMPLEMENTATION OF EEG ANALYSIS USING INDEPENDENT COMPONENT APPROACH

2012 ◽  
pp. 11-16
Author(s):  
FASEELA.K. P ◽  
SUPRIYA. P
Keyword(s):  
Brain Regions ◽  
Independent Component ◽  
Eeg Analysis ◽  
Eeg Signals ◽  
Brain Signals ◽  
Component Approach ◽  
Embedded Development ◽  
Ica Algorithm ◽  
Embedded Implementation ◽  
Original Information

Brain signals are important in diagnosing various disorders and abnormalities in the human body. These signals are recorded by scalp electrodes and are called as EEG signals. EEG signals are a mixture of signals from different brain regions which contain artefacts along with original information. These contaminated mixtures are analysed such that diagnosis of various diseases is possible. One of the effective methods available is Independent Component Analysis (ICA) for removing artefacts and for separation and analysis of the desired sources from within the EEGs. This paper focuses on the analysis of EEG signals using ICA approach. Two ICA algorithms- Pearson ICA and JADE ICA are analysed in this paper. Comparison of these ICA algorithms in removing artefacts from EEG has been carried out by simulation using MATLAB. Then the Pearson ICA algorithm simulation is done using Visual C#. The algorithm has been implemented in an Embedded Development Kit (EDK) using .NET Micro Framework and the results are presented.

scholarly journals Mental State Detection Using Riemannian Geometry on Electroencephalogram Brain Signals

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selina C. Wriessnegger ◽  
Philipp Raggam ◽  
Kyriaki Kostoglou ◽  
Gernot R. Müller-Putz
Keyword(s):  
Riemannian Geometry ◽  
Response Times ◽  
Mental Workload ◽  
Steady Increase ◽  
Behavioral Measures ◽  
Alpha Frequency ◽  
Brain Signals ◽  
Task Conditions ◽  
Electroencephalogram Eeg ◽  
Experiment Duration

The goal of this study was to implement a Riemannian geometry (RG)-based algorithm to detect high mental workload (MWL) and mental fatigue (MF) using task-induced electroencephalogram (EEG) signals. In order to elicit high MWL and MF, the participants performed a cognitively demanding task in the form of the letter n-back task. We analyzed the time-varying characteristics of the EEG band power (BP) features in the theta and alpha frequency band at different task conditions and cortical areas by employing a RG-based framework. MWL and MF were considered as too high, when the Riemannian distances of the task-run EEG reached or surpassed the threshold of the baseline EEG. The results of this study showed a BP increase in the theta and alpha frequency bands with increasing experiment duration, indicating elevated MWL and MF that impedes/hinders the task performance of the participants. High MWL and MF was detected in 8 out of 20 participants. The Riemannian distances also showed a steady increase toward the threshold with increasing experiment duration, with the most detections occurring toward the end of the experiment. To support our findings, subjective ratings (questionnaires concerning fatigue and workload levels) and behavioral measures (performance accuracies and response times) were also considered.

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