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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Science
  • Biomedical Engineering

Background:

  • Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) require effective methods for decoding mental states.
  • Functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) offers a non-invasive approach to monitor brain activity.
  • Understanding cognitive mechanisms and predicting behavior are key research areas.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an effective and practical decoding method for mental states using fNIRS.
  • To explore applications in BCIs, cognitive behavior prediction, and cognitive mechanism investigation.
  • To assess the predictive power of brain hemodynamic responses for cognitive performance.

Main Methods:

  • Nineteen healthy adults performed the operation span (OSPAN) task while fNIRS data from prefrontal and parietal cortices were recorded.
  • Generalized linear models were used to evaluate fNIRS signals.
  • Support vector machine (SVM) classified oxygenated hemoglobin changes; relevance vector regression predicted cognitive performance.

Main Results:

  • High classification accuracies were achieved: OSPAN vs. response (above 91.2%) and OSPAN vs. rest (above 94.7%).
  • Eight out of ten cognitive testing scores were predicted using fNIRS features from OSPAN and response periods.
  • Brain hemodynamic responses during the OSPAN task contain significant information for cognitive performance prediction.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed fNIRS-based decoding method is effective for distinguishing mental states.
  • fNIRS signals hold valuable information for predicting cognitive performance and behavior.
  • This approach has potential for advancing BCIs and understanding cognitive processes.