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Brain Age Estimation from Overnight Sleep Electroencephalography with Multi-Flow Sequence Learning.

Di Zhang^1,2, Yichong She^1,2, Jinbo Sun^1,2

¹Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging of the Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710126, People's Republic of China.

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Summary

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This study introduces a novel deep learning model using overnight electroencephalography (EEG) to accurately estimate brain age. The model shows promise as a cost-effective, noninvasive method for assessing brain aging and detecting neurological differences.

Keywords:

brain age deep learning electroencephalography sleep polysomnography swin transformer

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Artificial Intelligence
Biomedical Engineering

Background:

Current brain age estimation methods have limitations.
Overnight electroencephalography (EEG) offers a rich source of data for brain aging analysis.
Developing accurate and accessible brain age prediction tools is crucial for understanding neurological health.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a novel deep learning model for improved brain age estimation.
To leverage overnight electroencephalography (EEG) data for enhanced prediction accuracy.
To create a cost-effective and noninvasive method for assessing brain aging.

Main Methods:

A multi-flow deep learning framework combining a Swin Transformer and an attention-based CNN was developed.
The model integrates EEG patterns and sleep structural features for comprehensive analysis.
A DecadeCE loss function was introduced to handle uneven age distributions in training data.

Main Results:

The model achieved a mean absolute error (MAE) of 4.19 years on a mixed-cohort test set.
High correlation (0.97) was observed on the mixed-cohort test set, comparable to neuroimaging techniques.
The brain age index showed sensitivity to psychiatric/neurological disorders, increasing by 1.27 years.

Conclusions:

The proposed multi-flow deep learning model provides a more accurate approach to brain age estimation using overnight EEG.
Overnight sleep EEG is a viable, cost-effective data source for predicting brain age and capturing dynamic changes.
This study highlights EEG's potential as a noninvasive tool for brain aging assessment.