Title
Decoding Hand Motor Imagery Tasks within the Same Limb from EEG Signals Using Deep Learning
Date Issued
01 November 2020
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Hayashibe M.
Tohoku University
Publisher(s)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Abstract
Motor imagery (MI) tasks of different body parts have been successfully decoded by conventional classifiers, such as LDA and SVM. On the other hand, decoding MI tasks within the same limb is a challenging problem with these classifiers; however, it would provide more options to control robotic devices. This work proposes to improve the hand MI tasks decoding within the same limb in a brain-computer interface using convolutional neural networks (CNNs); the CNN EEGNet, LDA, and SVM classifiers were evaluated for two (flexion/extension) and three (flexion/extension/grasping) MI tasks. Our approach is the first attempt to apply CNNs for solving this problem to our best knowledge. In addition, visual and electrotactile stimulation were included as BCI training reinforcement after the MI task similar to feedback sessions; then, they were compared. The EEGNet achieved maximum mean accuracies of 78.46% (±12.50%) and 76.72% (±11.67%) for two and three classes, respectively. Outperforming conventional classifiers with results around 60% and 48%, and similar works with results lower than 67% and 75%, respectively. Moreover, the electrical stimulation over the visual stimulus was not significant during the calibration session. The deep learning scheme enhanced the decoding of MI tasks within the same limb against the conventional framework.
Start page
692
End page
699
Volume
2
Issue
4
Number
9201053
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Robótica, Control automático
Neurociencias
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85100781130
Source
IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics
ISSN of the container
25763202
Sponsor(s)
This work was supported in part by Fondecyt from Concytec, Peru, under Contract 112-2017, and in part by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) under Project 18H04063.
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