Abstract
Electroencephalography (EEG) has been mainly utilized for developing brain-computer interface (BCI) systems. In recent, use of Ear-EEG measured around the ears has been proposed to enhance the practicality of conventional EEG-based BCI systems. Most of BCI systems based on Ear-EEG have used exogenous BCI paradigms employing external stimuli. In this study, we investigated the feasibility of using Ear-EEG in developing an endogenous BCI system that uses self-modulated brain signals. EEG data was measured while subjects performed mental arithmetic (MA) and baseline (BL) task. EEG data analysis was performed after dividing the whole brain area into four regions of interest (frontal, central, occipital, and ear area) to compare their EEG characteristics and classification performance. Similar event-related (de)synchronization (ERD/ERS) patterns were observed between the four ROIs, and classification performance was insignificant between them, except occipital area (frontal: 72.6 %, central: 76.7 %, occipital: 82.6 % and ear: 75.6 %). From the results, we could confirm the possibility of using Ear-EEG for developing an endogenous BCI system.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2018 6th International Conference on Brain-Computer Interface, BCI 2018 |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Pages | 1-4 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781538625743 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2018 Mar 9 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 6th International Conference on Brain-Computer Interface, BCI 2018 - GangWon, Korea, Republic of Duration: 2018 Jan 15 → 2018 Jan 17 |
Publication series
| Name | 2018 6th International Conference on Brain-Computer Interface, BCI 2018 |
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| Volume | 2018-January |
Other
| Other | 6th International Conference on Brain-Computer Interface, BCI 2018 |
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| Country/Territory | Korea, Republic of |
| City | GangWon |
| Period | 18/1/15 → 18/1/17 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2018 IEEE.
Keywords
- brain-computerinter interface (BCI)
- Ear-EEG
- electroencephalogram (EEG)
- endogenous BCI system
- mental arithmetic
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Artificial Intelligence
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Behavioral Neuroscience