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Emotion detection using electroencephalography signals and a zero-time windowing-based epoch estimation and relevant
Sofien Gannouni1, Arwa Aledaily2, Kais Belwafi2
1Computer Science Department, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11543, Saudi Arabia. gnnosf@ksu.edu.sa.
Scientific Reports
|March 30, 2021
Summary
This study introduces an adaptive channel selection method for improved emotion recognition from electroencephalography (EEG) brain signals. The novel approach enhances accuracy by identifying key brain activity epochs, outperforming existing methods.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Signal Processing
- Machine Learning
Background:
- Accurate emotion recognition from brain signals relies on efficient signal processing and feature extraction.
- Current methods often use a fixed set of electroencephalography (EEG) channels, potentially missing personalized brain activity patterns.
Purpose of the Study:
- To enhance emotion recognition performance using brain signals through a novel, adaptive channel selection technique.
- To improve accuracy by identifying specific epochs of maximum brain excitation during emotional states.
Main Methods:
- Developed an adaptive channel selection method accounting for inter-individual and inter-state brain signal variability.
- Utilized zero-time windowing and the numerator group-delay function to extract instantaneous spectral information and detect critical epochs.
- Employed Quadratic Discriminant Classifier (QDC) and Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) for classification, validated on the DEAP database.
Main Results:
- The proposed method achieved a highly competitive accuracy rate exceeding 89% for multi-class emotion recognition.
- Demonstrated an 8% accuracy enhancement compared to existing algorithms for recognizing 9 emotions.
- Outperformed similar approaches that discriminate between only 3 or 4 emotions.
Conclusions:
- The adaptive channel selection and epoch identification method significantly improves brain signal-based emotion recognition.
- The approach demonstrates robustness, performing well even with conventional classification algorithms.
- This work offers a promising advancement for personalized and accurate emotion recognition systems.
