Electroencephalography Decoding with Conditional Identification Generator.

Journal: International journal of neural systems
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Abstract

Decoding Electroencephalography (EEG) signals are extremely useful for advancing and understanding human-artificial intelligence (AI) interaction systems. Recent advancements in deep neural networks (DNNs) have demonstrated significant promise in this respect due to their ability to model complex nonlinear relationships. However, DNNs face persistent challenges in addressing the inter-person variability inherent in EEG signals, which limits their generalizability. To tackle this limitation, we propose a novel framework that integrates conditional identification information, leveraging the interaction between EEG signals and individual traits to enhance the model's internal representation and improve decoding accuracy. Building on this foundation, we further introduce a privacy-preserving conditional information generator - a generative model that derives embedding knowledge directly from raw EEG signals. This approach eliminates the need for personal identification via individual tests, ensuring both efficiency and privacy. Experimental evaluations conducted on WithMe dataset confirm that this framework outperforms baseline network architectures. Notably, our approach achieves substantial improvements in decoding accuracy for both familiar and unseen subjects, paving the way for efficient, robust, and privacy-conscious human-computer interface systems.

Authors

  • Pengfei Sun
    Department of Information Technology, WAVES Research Group, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium.
  • Jorg De Winne
    Department of Information Technology, Ghent University Gent, Belgium.
  • Malu Zhang
    Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, 611731, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
  • Paul Devos
    WAVES Research Group, Department of Information Technology, Ghent University, 4 Technologiepark 126, Zwijnaarde, 9052 Ghent, Belgium.
  • Dick Botteldooren
    WAVES Research Group, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Ghent University, Technologiepark 126, 9052 Gent, Belgium.