scholarly journals Analysis of Miniaturization Effects and Channel Selection Strategies for EEG Sensor Networks With Application to Auditory Attention Detection

2020 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 234-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhijith Mundanad Narayanan ◽  
Alexander Bertrand
Keyword(s):  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Channel Selection ◽  
Auditory Attention ◽  
Selection Strategies

scholarly journals Analysis of miniaturization effects and channel selection strategies for EEG sensor networks with application to auditory attention detection

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhijith Mundanad Narayanan ◽  
Alexander Bertrand
Keyword(s):  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Channel Selection ◽  
Auditory Attention ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Selection Strategy ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Selection Strategies ◽  
Eeg Data ◽  
Eeg Recordings

AbstractObjectiveConcealable, miniaturized electroencephalo-graphy (‘mini-EEG’) recording devices are crucial enablers towards long-term ambulatory EEG monitoring. However, the resulting miniaturization limits the inter-electrode distance and the scalp area that can be covered by a single device. The concept of wireless EEG sensor networks (WESNs) attempts to overcome this limitation by placing a multitude of these mini-EEG devices at various scalp locations. We investigate whether optimizing the WESN topology can compensate for miniaturization effects in an auditory attention detection (AAD) paradigm.MethodsStarting from standard full-cap high-density EEG data, we emulate several candidate mini-EEG sensor nodes which locally collect EEG data with embedded electrodes separated by short distances. We propose a greedy group-utility based channel selection strategy to select a subset of these candidate nodes, to form a WESN. We compare the AAD performance of this WESN with the performance obtained using long-distance EEG recordings.ResultsThe AAD performance using short-distance EEG measurements is comparable to using an equal number of long-distance EEG measurements if in both cases the optimal electrode positions are selected. A significant increase in performance was found when using nodes with three electrodes over nodes with two electrodes.ConclusionWhen the nodes are optimally placed, WESNs do not significantly suffer from EEG miniaturization effects in the case of AAD.SignificanceWESN-like platforms allow to achieve similar AAD performance as with long-distance EEG recordings, while adhering to the stringent miniaturization constraints for ambulatory EEG. Their applicability in an AAD task is important for the design of neuro-steered auditory prostheses.

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