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    Area of Science:

    • Neuroscience
    • Cognitive Science
    • Biomedical Engineering

    Background:

    • Working memory (WM) temporarily holds information crucial for cognitive tasks.
    • Unlike movement-related brain signals, WM activity persists, making it suitable for brain-computer interface (BCI) applications without needing onset detection.
    • Single-trial classification of electroencephalogram (EEG) signals during WM presents a novel BCI approach.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the feasibility of utilizing working memory (WM) for brain-computer interface (BCI) applications.
    • To classify EEG signals during the WM period associated with retaining movement direction information for right-arm movement.
    • To evaluate the effectiveness of a 3-layer neural network (3-NN) in single-trial EEG classification for WM tasks.

    Main Methods:

    • EEG signals were recorded during a task requiring the retention of sequential movement direction information.
    • A 3-layer neural network (3-NN) was employed for single-trial classification of EEG data.
    • Classification performance was assessed using the phase and spectrum information from the fast Fourier transform (FFT) of EEG signals.

    Main Results:

    • Classification accuracy for the initial WM phase (WM1), involving retention of the first movement direction, was significantly above chance (62% vs. 50%).
    • Utilizing the phase information from FFT yielded higher classification accuracy compared to using spectral information.
    • Classification was unsuccessful for the second WM phase (WM2), which required retaining information from two tasks.

    Conclusions:

    • Single-trial EEG classification during the initial working memory phase (WM1) is feasible for BCI applications.
    • The phase component of EEG signals appears to be a critical carrier of working memory information.
    • Further research is needed to enhance classification accuracy and explore WM-based BCI for diverse tasks and EEG distributions.