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Qi Xiong^1,2, Xinman Zhang¹, Wen-Feng Wang³

¹School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710000, China.

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This study introduces a parallel framework using Message Passing Interface (MPI) to accelerate the extraction of power spectrum features from large electroencephalography (EEG) datasets. The developed master-slave framework significantly speeds up brain signal processing, making complex analysis accessible.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Computer Science
Signal Processing

Background:

The Welch method is standard for estimating power spectrum but is time-consuming for large electroencephalography (EEG) datasets.
Efficient processing of large EEG datasets is crucial for advancing brain signal analysis.
Existing methods lack speed and accessibility for users without parallel programming expertise.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a fast and accessible parallel framework for extracting power spectrum features from large EEG datasets.
To improve the efficiency of brain signal processing using parallel computing.
To enable users without parallel programming experience to perform advanced EEG analysis.

Main Methods:

A master-slave parallel framework was developed by integrating Message Passing Interface (MPI) with the traditional Welch method.
EEG signals are segmented, and power spectral density (PSD) is computed in parallel across multiple nodes.
The framework accepts EEG data converted into a specified text file format and outputs results readable by Microsoft Excel.

Main Results:

The parallel framework significantly reduces the time required for power spectrum feature extraction from large EEG datasets.
Experiments demonstrated a sevenfold speed increase compared to standard Python implementations on a 2.85 GB EEG dataset.
The framework successfully processed large EEG data on a standard desktop computer, indicating broad applicability.

Conclusions:

The developed MPI-based parallel framework offers a substantial speed improvement for EEG power spectrum analysis.
This approach democratizes advanced brain signal processing by simplifying parallel algorithm implementation.
The framework is efficient, user-friendly, and adaptable for both cluster and desktop environments.