Diff-E: Diffusion-based Learning for Decoding Imagined Speech EEG

Soowon Kim, Young Eun Lee, Seo Hyun Lee, Seong Whan Lee

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    Abstract

    Decoding EEG signals for imagined speech is a challenging task due to the high-dimensional nature of the data and low signal-to-noise ratio. In recent years, denoising diffusion probabilistic models (DDPMs) have emerged as promising approaches for representation learning in various domains. Our study proposes a novel method for decoding EEG signals for imagined speech using DDPMs and a conditional autoencoder named Diff-E. Results indicate that Diff-E significantly improves the accuracy of decoding EEG signals for imagined speech compared to traditional machine learning techniques and baseline models. Our findings suggest that DDPMs can be an effective tool for EEG signal decoding, with potential implications for the development of brain-computer interfaces that enable communication through imagined speech.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1159-1163
    Number of pages5
    JournalProceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Speech Communication Association, INTERSPEECH
    Volume2023-August
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2023
    Event24th International Speech Communication Association, Interspeech 2023 - Dublin, Ireland
    Duration: 2023 Aug 202023 Aug 24

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported by Institute for Information & Communications Technology Planning & Evaluation (IITP) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (No.2021-0-02068, Artificial Intelligence Innovation Hub; No. 2019-0-00079, Artificial Intelligence Graduate School Program (Korea University); No. 2017-0-00451, Development of BCI based Brain and Cognitive Computing Technology for Recognizing User’s Intentions using Deep Learning).

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2023 International Speech Communication Association. All rights reserved.

    Keywords

    • brain-computer interface
    • electroencephalography
    • imagined speech
    • silent communication
    • speech recognition

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Language and Linguistics
    • Human-Computer Interaction
    • Signal Processing
    • Software
    • Modelling and Simulation

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