Transformed common spatial pattern for motor imagery-based brain-computer interfaces

ObjectiveThe motor imagery (MI)-based brain–computer interface (BCI) is one of the most popular BCI paradigms. Common spatial pattern (CSP) is an effective algorithm for decoding MI-related electroencephalogram (EEG) patterns. However, it highly depends on the selection of EEG frequency bands. To ad...

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Main Authors: Zhen Ma, Kun Wang, Minpeng Xu, Weibo Yi, Fangzhou Xu, Dong Ming
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2023.1116721/full
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author Zhen Ma
Kun Wang
Minpeng Xu
Minpeng Xu
Minpeng Xu
Weibo Yi
Fangzhou Xu
Dong Ming
Dong Ming
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Minpeng Xu
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Dong Ming
Dong Ming
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description ObjectiveThe motor imagery (MI)-based brain–computer interface (BCI) is one of the most popular BCI paradigms. Common spatial pattern (CSP) is an effective algorithm for decoding MI-related electroencephalogram (EEG) patterns. However, it highly depends on the selection of EEG frequency bands. To address this problem, previous researchers often used a filter bank to decompose EEG signals into multiple frequency bands before applying the traditional CSP.ApproachThis study proposed a novel method, i.e., transformed common spatial pattern (tCSP), to extract the discriminant EEG features from multiple frequency bands after but not before CSP. To verify its effectiveness, we tested tCSP on a dataset collected by our team and a public dataset from BCI competition III. We also performed an online evaluation of the proposed method.Main resultsAs a result, for the dataset collected by our team, the classification accuracy of tCSP was significantly higher than CSP by about 8% and filter bank CSP (FBCSP) by about 4.5%. The combination of tCSP and CSP further improved the system performance with an average accuracy of 84.77% and a peak accuracy of 100%. For dataset IVa in BCI competition III, the combination method got an average accuracy of 94.55%, which performed best among all the presented CSP-based methods. In the online evaluation, tCSP and the combination method achieved an average accuracy of 80.00 and 84.00%, respectively.SignificanceThe results demonstrate that the frequency band selection after CSP is better than before for MI-based BCIs. This study provides a promising approach for decoding MI EEG patterns, which is significant for the development of BCIs.
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spelling doaj-art-894b93beaadb43d582df56fc7b0e25af2025-08-20T03:16:22ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neuroscience1662-453X2023-03-011710.3389/fnins.2023.11167211116721Transformed common spatial pattern for motor imagery-based brain-computer interfacesZhen Ma0Kun Wang1Minpeng Xu2Minpeng Xu3Minpeng Xu4Weibo Yi5Fangzhou Xu6Dong Ming7Dong Ming8School of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaAcademy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaSchool of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaAcademy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaInternational School for Optoelectronic Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, ChinaBeijing Machine and Equipment Institute, Beijing, ChinaInternational School for Optoelectronic Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, ChinaSchool of Precision Instruments and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaAcademy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Tianjin University, Tianjin, ChinaObjectiveThe motor imagery (MI)-based brain–computer interface (BCI) is one of the most popular BCI paradigms. Common spatial pattern (CSP) is an effective algorithm for decoding MI-related electroencephalogram (EEG) patterns. However, it highly depends on the selection of EEG frequency bands. To address this problem, previous researchers often used a filter bank to decompose EEG signals into multiple frequency bands before applying the traditional CSP.ApproachThis study proposed a novel method, i.e., transformed common spatial pattern (tCSP), to extract the discriminant EEG features from multiple frequency bands after but not before CSP. To verify its effectiveness, we tested tCSP on a dataset collected by our team and a public dataset from BCI competition III. We also performed an online evaluation of the proposed method.Main resultsAs a result, for the dataset collected by our team, the classification accuracy of tCSP was significantly higher than CSP by about 8% and filter bank CSP (FBCSP) by about 4.5%. The combination of tCSP and CSP further improved the system performance with an average accuracy of 84.77% and a peak accuracy of 100%. For dataset IVa in BCI competition III, the combination method got an average accuracy of 94.55%, which performed best among all the presented CSP-based methods. In the online evaluation, tCSP and the combination method achieved an average accuracy of 80.00 and 84.00%, respectively.SignificanceThe results demonstrate that the frequency band selection after CSP is better than before for MI-based BCIs. This study provides a promising approach for decoding MI EEG patterns, which is significant for the development of BCIs.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2023.1116721/fullbrain–computer interface (BCI)electroencephalography (EEG)motor imagery (MI)common spatial pattern (CSP)transformed common spatial pattern (tCSP)
spellingShingle Zhen Ma
Kun Wang
Minpeng Xu
Minpeng Xu
Minpeng Xu
Weibo Yi
Fangzhou Xu
Dong Ming
Dong Ming
Transformed common spatial pattern for motor imagery-based brain-computer interfaces
Frontiers in Neuroscience
brain–computer interface (BCI)
electroencephalography (EEG)
motor imagery (MI)
common spatial pattern (CSP)
transformed common spatial pattern (tCSP)
title Transformed common spatial pattern for motor imagery-based brain-computer interfaces
title_full Transformed common spatial pattern for motor imagery-based brain-computer interfaces
title_fullStr Transformed common spatial pattern for motor imagery-based brain-computer interfaces
title_full_unstemmed Transformed common spatial pattern for motor imagery-based brain-computer interfaces
title_short Transformed common spatial pattern for motor imagery-based brain-computer interfaces
title_sort transformed common spatial pattern for motor imagery based brain computer interfaces
topic brain–computer interface (BCI)
electroencephalography (EEG)
motor imagery (MI)
common spatial pattern (CSP)
transformed common spatial pattern (tCSP)
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2023.1116721/full
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