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Method for Emotion Recognition of EEG Signals Based on Recursive Graph and Spatiotemporal Attention Mechanism
Dong Huang1,2, Lin Xu2, Yuwen Li1
1School of Instrument Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China.
Brain Sciences
|April 27, 2026
Summary
This study introduces a new Electroencephalogram (EEG) method for emotion recognition, significantly improving accuracy by analyzing spatiotemporal signal features. The novel framework enhances human-computer interaction and mental health applications.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Artificial Intelligence
- Biomedical Engineering
Background:
- Electroencephalogram (EEG)-based emotion recognition is vital for human-computer interaction and mental health.
- Traditional methods lack accuracy due to ignoring spatiotemporal EEG signal characteristics and individual differences.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a novel EEG emotion recognition framework integrating spatiotemporal features for enhanced performance.
- To improve classification accuracy in emotion recognition tasks.
Main Methods:
- Transformed 1D EEG signals into 2D images using Recurrence Plots (RP) to capture nonlinear dynamics.
- Designed a Spatiotemporal Channel Attention Module (TCSA) combining temporal convolution and attention mechanisms.
- Integrated the Efficientnet model with TCSA for classification (TCSA-Efficientnet).
Main Results:
- Achieved 99.11% valence and 99.33% arousal accuracy on the DEAP dataset.
- Achieved 98.08% valence and 97.49% arousal accuracy on the DREAMER dataset.
- Outperformed existing EEG-based emotion classification models in accuracy, robustness, and generalization.
Conclusions:
- The proposed TCSA-Efficientnet framework demonstrates superior performance in EEG-based emotion recognition.
- The integration of RP and TCSA effectively captures complex spatiotemporal EEG dynamics.
- This method offers significant advantages for emotion recognition applications.
