A new PLV-spatial filtering to improve the classification performance in BCI systems

—Objective: The performance of an EEG-based brain-computer interface (BCI) system is highly dependent on signal preprocessing. This manuscript presents a filtering method to improve the feature classification algorithms typically used in BCI. Methods: A graph Laplacian quadratic form using the Phase...

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Autores: Martín Chinea, Kevin, Gómez-González, José Franciso, Acosta Sánchez, Leopoldo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad de La Laguna (ULL)
Repositorio:RIULL. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
OAI Identifier:oai:riull.ull.es:915/39045
Acceso en línea:http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/39045
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Electroencephalography
Phase locking value
Brain-computer interface
Machine learning
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Sumario:—Objective: The performance of an EEG-based brain-computer interface (BCI) system is highly dependent on signal preprocessing. This manuscript presents a filtering method to improve the feature classification algorithms typically used in BCI. Methods: A graph Laplacian quadratic form using the Phase Locking Value (PLV) is applied to generate a new filtered signal in the preprocessing stage. Results: The accuracy of the classification algorithms improved significantly (up to 27.18% in the BCI Competition IV dataset, and up to 42.56% with records made with an Emotiv EPOC+). In addition, the proposed filtering algorithm has similar or better results when compared with the Filter Bank Common Spatial Pattern (FBCSP), which has disadvantages in a multiclass classification. Conclusion: This paper shows how our PLV-based filtering between EEG channels could improve the performance of a BCI.