scholarly journals On the Better Performance of Pianists with Motor Imagery-Based Brain-Computer Interface Systems

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (16) ◽  
pp. 4452 ◽  
Author(s):  
José-Vicente Riquelme-Ros ◽  
Germán Rodríguez-Bermúdez ◽  
Ignacio Rodríguez-Rodríguez ◽  
José-Víctor Rodríguez ◽  
José-María Molina-García-Pardo
Keyword(s):  
Motor Imagery ◽  
Brain Plasticity ◽  
Brain Computer Interface ◽  
Musical Training ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithms ◽  
Computer Interface ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Eeg Signals ◽  
Linear Discriminant ◽  
Electrical Brain Activity

Motor imagery (MI)-based brain-computer interface (BCI) systems detect electrical brain activity patterns through electroencephalogram (EEG) signals to forecast user intention while performing movement imagination tasks. As the microscopic details of individuals’ brains are directly shaped by their rich experiences, musicians can develop certain neurological characteristics, such as improved brain plasticity, following extensive musical training. Specifically, the advanced bimanual motor coordination that pianists exhibit means that they may interact more effectively with BCI systems than their non-musically trained counterparts; this could lead to personalized BCI strategies according to the users’ previously detected skills. This work assessed the performance of pianists as they interacted with an MI-based BCI system and compared it with that of a control group. The Common Spatial Patterns (CSP) and Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) machine learning algorithms were applied to the EEG signals for feature extraction and classification, respectively. The results revealed that the pianists achieved a higher level of BCI control by means of MI during the final trial (74.69%) compared to the control group (63.13%). The outcome indicates that musical training could enhance the performance of individuals using BCI systems.

EEG Feature Extraction and Pattern Classification Based on Motor Imagery in Brain-Computer Interface

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 43-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ling Zou ◽  
Xinguang Wang ◽  
Guodong Shi ◽  
Zhenghua Ma
Keyword(s):  
Support Vector Machine ◽  
Motor Imagery ◽  
Brain Computer Interface ◽  
Average Power ◽  
Computer Interface ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Discrete Wavelet ◽  
Classification Rate ◽  
Linear Discriminant ◽  
Reconstructed Signal

Accurate classification of EEG left and right hand motor imagery is an important issue in brain-computer interface. Firstly, discrete wavelet transform method was used to decompose the average power of C3 electrode and C4 electrode in left-right hands imagery movement during some periods of time. The reconstructed signal of approximation coefficient A6 on the sixth level was selected to build up a feature signal. Secondly, the performances by Fisher Linear Discriminant Analysis with two different threshold calculation ways and Support Vector Machine methods were compared. The final classification results showed that false classification rate by Support Vector Machine was lower and gained an ideal classification results.

scholarly journals Deep Learning Methods for EEG Signals Classification of Motor Imagery in BCI

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Muhammad Fawaz Saputra ◽  
Noor Akhmad Setiawan ◽  
Igi Ardiyanto
Keyword(s):  
Deep Learning ◽  
Motor Imagery ◽  
Short Term Memory ◽  
Brain Computer Interface ◽  
Correction Method ◽  
Computer Interface ◽  
Eeg Signals ◽  
Common Spatial Pattern ◽  
Learning Methods ◽  
Motor Movements

EEG signals are obtained from an EEG device after recording the user's brain signals. EEG signals can be generated by the user after performing motor movements or imagery tasks. Motor Imagery (MI) is the task of imagining motor movements that resemble the original motor movements. Brain Computer Interface (BCI) bridges interactions between users and applications in performing tasks. Brain Computer Interface (BCI) Competition IV 2a was used in this study. A fully automated correction method of EOG artifacts in EEG recordings was applied in order to remove artifacts and Common Spatial Pattern (CSP) to get features that can distinguish motor imagery tasks. In this study, a comparative studies between two deep learning methods was explored, namely Deep Belief Network (DBN) and Long Short Term Memory (LSTM). Usability of both deep learning methods was evaluated using the BCI Competition IV-2a dataset. The experimental results of these two deep learning methods show average accuracy of 50.35% for DBN and 49.65% for LSTM.

Motor Imagery Classification Using EEG Signals for Brain-Computer Interface Applications

2019 ◽  
pp. 241-251
Author(s):  
Subrota Mazumdar ◽  
Rohit Chaudhary ◽  
Suruchi Suruchi ◽  
Suman Mohanty ◽  
Divya Kumari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Motor Imagery ◽  
Nearest Neighbor ◽  
Brain Computer Interface ◽  
Computer Interface ◽  
Test Cases ◽  
Multiple Channels ◽  
Eeg Signals ◽  
Brain Computer Interfacing ◽  
Electroencephalogram Eeg

In this chapter, a nearest neighbor (k-NN)-based method for efficient classification of motor imagery using EEG for brain-computer interfacing (BCI) applications has been proposed. Electroencephalogram (EEG) signals are obtained from multiple channels from brain. These EEG signals are taken as input features and given to the k-NN-based classifier to classify motor imagery. More specifically, the chapter gives an outline of the Berlin brain-computer interface that can be operated with minimal subject change. All the design and simulation works are carried out with MATLAB software. k-NN-based classifier is trained with data from continuous signals of EEG channels. After the network is trained, it is tested with various test cases. Performance of the network is checked in terms of percentage accuracy, which is found to be 99.25%. The result suggested that the proposed method is accurate for BCI applications.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Methods for Estimating Fractal Dimension in Motor Imagery-Based Brain Computer Interface

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chu Kiong Loo ◽  
Andrews Samraj ◽  
Gin Chong Lee
Keyword(s):  
Feature Extraction ◽  
Fractal Dimension ◽  
Motor Imagery ◽  
Classification Accuracy ◽  
Brain Activity ◽  
Brain Computer Interface ◽  
Computer Interface ◽  
Estimation Methods ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Linear Discriminant

A brain computer interface BCI enables direct communication between a brain and a computer translating brain activity into computer commands using preprocessing, feature extraction, and classification operations. Feature extraction is crucial, as it has a substantial effect on the classification accuracy and speed. While fractal dimension has been successfully used in various domains to characterize data exhibiting fractal properties, its usage in motor imagery-based BCI has been more recent. In this study, commonly used fractal dimension estimation methods to characterize time series Katz's method, Higuchi's method, rescaled range method, and Renyi's entropy were evaluated for feature extraction in motor imagery-based BCI by conducting offline analyses of a two class motor imagery dataset. Different classifiers fuzzy k-nearest neighbours FKNN, support vector machine, and linear discriminant analysis were tested in combination with these methods to determine the methodology with the best performance. This methodology was then modified by implementing the time-dependent fractal dimension TDFD, differential fractal dimension, and differential signals methods to determine if the results could be further improved. Katz's method with FKNN resulted in the highest classification accuracy of 85%, and further improvements by 3% were achieved by implementing the TDFD method.

scholarly journals Selective Cross-Subject Transfer Learning Based on Riemannian Tangent Space for Motor Imagery Brain-Computer Interface

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yilu Xu ◽  
Xin Huang ◽  
Quan Lan
Keyword(s):  
Transfer Learning ◽  
Motor Imagery ◽  
Tangent Space ◽  
Brain Computer Interface ◽  
Specific Model ◽  
Covariance Matrices ◽  
Computer Interface ◽  
High Temporal Resolution ◽  
Eeg Signals ◽  
Target Subject

A motor imagery (MI) brain-computer interface (BCI) plays an important role in the neurological rehabilitation training for stroke patients. Electroencephalogram (EEG)-based MI BCI has high temporal resolution, which is convenient for real-time BCI control. Therefore, we focus on EEG-based MI BCI in this paper. The identification of MI EEG signals is always quite challenging. Due to high inter-session/subject variability, each subject should spend long and tedious calibration time in collecting amounts of labeled samples for a subject-specific model. To cope with this problem, we present a supervised selective cross-subject transfer learning (sSCSTL) approach which simultaneously makes use of the labeled samples from target and source subjects based on Riemannian tangent space. Since the covariance matrices representing the multi-channel EEG signals belong to the smooth Riemannian manifold, we perform the Riemannian alignment to make the covariance matrices from different subjects close to each other. Then, all aligned covariance matrices are converted into the Riemannian tangent space features to train a classifier in the Euclidean space. To investigate the role of unlabeled samples, we further propose semi-supervised and unsupervised versions which utilize the total samples and unlabeled samples from target subject, respectively. Sequential forward floating search (SFFS) method is executed for source selection. All our proposed algorithms transfer the labeled samples from most suitable source subjects into the feature space of target subject. Experimental results on two publicly available MI datasets demonstrated that our algorithms outperformed several state-of-the-art algorithms using small number of the labeled samples from target subject, especially for good target subjects.

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