Hybrid EEG-NIRS brain-computer interface under eyes-closed condition

Jaeyoung Shin, Klaus Robert Muller, Han Jeong Hwang

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    Abstract

    In this study, we propose a hybrid BCI combining electroencephalography (EEG) and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) that can be potentially operated in eyes-closed condition for paralyzed patients with oculomotor dysfunctions. In the experiment, seven healthy participants performed mental subtraction and stayed relaxed (baseline state), during which EEG and NIRS data were simultaneously measured. To evaluate the feasibility of the hybrid BCI, we classified frontal brain activities inducted by mental subtraction and baseline state, and compared classification accuracies obtained using unimodal EEG and NIRS BCI and the hybrid BCI. As a result, the hybrid BCI (85.54 % ± 8.59) showed significantly higher classification accuracy than those of unimodal EEG (80.77 % ± 11.15) and NIRS BCI (77.12 % ± 7.63) (Wilcoxon signed rank test, Bonferroni corrected p < 0.05). The result demonstrated that our eyes-closed hybrid BCI approach could be potentially applied to neurodegenerative patients with impaired motor functions accompanied by a decline of visual functions.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings - 9th Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Annual Summit and Conference, APSIPA ASC 2017
    PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
    Pages721-723
    Number of pages3
    ISBN (Electronic)9781538615423
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2017 Jul 2
    Event9th Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Annual Summit and Conference, APSIPA ASC 2017 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Duration: 2017 Dec 122017 Dec 15

    Publication series

    NameProceedings - 9th Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Annual Summit and Conference, APSIPA ASC 2017
    Volume2018-February

    Other

    Other9th Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Annual Summit and Conference, APSIPA ASC 2017
    Country/TerritoryMalaysia
    CityKuala Lumpur
    Period17/12/1217/12/15

    Bibliographical note

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2017 IEEE.

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Human-Computer Interaction
    • Information Systems
    • Signal Processing

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