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Dynamic selective auditory attention detection using RNN and reinforcement learning.

Masoud Geravanchizadeh¹, Hossein Roushan²

¹Faculty of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Tabriz, 51666-15813, Tabriz, Iran. geravanchizadeh@tabrizu.ac.ir.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Artificial Intelligence
Signal Processing

Background:

The cocktail party phenomenon highlights the brain's ability to selectively focus on auditory stimuli amidst noise.
Selective auditory attention detection (SAAD) is crucial for advancing brain-computer interfaces and auditory processing systems.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a dynamic system for real-time selective auditory attention detection.
To model SAAD as a sequential decision-making problem solvable with advanced machine learning techniques.

Main Methods:

A novel dynamic SAAD system was proposed, processing temporal signal evolution.
The system was modeled as a sequential decision-making problem.
Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) and reinforcement learning (Q-learning, deep Q-learning) were employed as the core methodologies.

Main Results:

The deep Q-learning approach, utilizing an RNN agent, demonstrated superior performance.
Achieved the highest classification accuracy at 94.2%.
Exhibited the minimal detection delay compared to other dynamic learning approaches.

Conclusions:

The proposed dynamic SAAD system effectively processes sequential auditory inputs.
This method offers significant advantages for real-time attention detection, especially when listener attention shifts.
The system holds potential for applications requiring dynamic auditory focus tracking in complex acoustic environments.