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A novel method for modeling effective connections between brain regions based on EEG signals and graph neural networks for motor imagery detection

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  • Mahya Nikouei
  • Fardin Abdali-Mohammadi

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Classified as biomedical signal processing, cerebral signal processing plays a key role in human-computer interaction (HCI) and medical diagnosis. The motor imagery (MI) problem is an important research area in this field. Accurate solutions to this problem will greatly affect real-world applications. Most of the proposed methods are based on raw signal processing techniques. Known as prior knowledge, the structural-functional information and interregional connections can improve signal processing accuracy. It is possible to correctly perceive the generated signals by considering the brain structure (i.e. anatomical units), the source of signals, and the structural-functional dependence of different brain regions (i.e. effective connection) that are the semantic generators of signals. This study employed electroencephalograph (EEG) signals based on the activity of brain regions (cortex) and effective connections between brain regions based on dynamic causal modeling to solve the MI problem. EEG signals, as well as effective connections between brain regions to improve the interpretability of MI action, were fed into the architecture of Graph Convolutional Neural Network (GCN). The proposed model allowed GCN to extract more discriminative features. The results indicated that the proposed method was successful in developing a model with a MI detection accuracy of 93.73%.

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  • Mahya Nikouei & Fardin Abdali-Mohammadi, 2024. "A novel method for modeling effective connections between brain regions based on EEG signals and graph neural networks for motor imagery detection," Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(11), pages 1430-1447, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:gcmbxx:v:27:y:2024:i:11:p:1430-1447
    DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2023.2244110
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