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  • Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence
  • Computational Neuroscience
  • Biomedical Engineering

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  • Electroencephalography (EEG) is a key technology for measuring brain activity.
  • Recognizing emotions from EEG signals is crucial for various applications.
  • Previous studies often utilize a large number of EEG channels, limiting practical applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between EEG signals and emotional states (arousal and valence).
  • To optimize EEG channel selection for accurate emotion recognition using machine learning.
  • To develop a more efficient and lightweight system for wearable emotion recognition.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the DEAP public dataset comprising EEG data from 32 subjects.
  • Employed a convolutional neural network (CNN) for emotion classification.
  • Implemented the Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II (NSGA-II) for EEG channel selection optimization.
  • Evaluated classification accuracy and minimized the number of required EEG channels.

Main Results:

  • Emotion recognition accuracy decreases when using a single EEG channel compared to all 32.
  • The NSGA-II algorithm identified optimal channel combinations, significantly reducing the number of required channels.
  • High accuracies (up to 1.00) were achieved for arousal and valence recognition with as few as 8-10 and 2 channels, respectively.
  • The study demonstrates that a subset of EEG channels can effectively discriminate between emotional states.

Conclusions:

  • Optimized EEG channel selection is critical for developing efficient emotion recognition systems.
  • A reduced number of channels can achieve high accuracy, enabling practical wearable EEG devices.
  • The findings support the advancement of automatic emotion recognition in research and healthcare settings.