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Network Analysis of Foramen Ovale Electrode Recordings in Drug-resistant Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Patients
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Discrete Wavelet Convolution for Learnable Time-Frequency Representation with Application to Seizure Prediction.

Weisen Lu1,2, Haotian Li1,2, Guoyang Liu1,2

  • 1School of Integrated Circuits, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China.

International Journal of Neural Systems
|June 23, 2026
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This study introduces Adaptive Discrete Wavelet Convolution (ADWConv) for analyzing electroencephalogram (EEG) data, improving seizure prediction accuracy and interpretability by adaptively learning signal features.

Keywords:
Deep learningdiscrete wavelet transform (DWT)electroencephalogram (EEG)interpretabilityseizure prediction

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Area of Science:

  • Signal Processing
  • Machine Learning
  • Computational Neuroscience

Background:

  • Accurate time-frequency representation is crucial for nonstationary signal analysis, particularly in epileptic seizure prediction using electroencephalogram (EEG) data.
  • Existing deep learning methods often use fixed feature extraction and lack interpretability, hindering reliable seizure prediction.
  • There is a need for adaptive and interpretable deep learning models for analyzing complex biological signals like EEG.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and validate Adaptive Discrete Wavelet Convolution (ADWConv) as a trainable wavelet decomposition front-end for seizure prediction.
  • To enhance the adaptiveness and interpretability of deep learning models for analyzing nonstationary signals.
  • To improve the accuracy and robustness of epileptic seizure prediction systems.

Main Methods:

  • Developed ADWConv, a general-purpose trainable multi-level wavelet decomposition front-end that parameterizes filters and decouples kernel shapes.
  • Implemented an end-to-end seizure prediction framework utilizing ADWConv.
  • Employed a joint optimization strategy with regularization loss and wavelet priors for discriminative and interpretable filter learning.
  • Validated the model on the CHB-MIT and SH-SDU EEG databases.

Main Results:

  • The ADWConv-based model achieved 98.65% event-based sensitivity with a 0.014/h false prediction rate (FPR) on the CHB-MIT database.
  • Achieved 96.53% event-based sensitivity with a 0.028/h FPR on the SH-SDU database.
  • Ablation and visualization confirmed that learning wavelet kernels significantly improved performance and enabled task-specific adaptation of frequency bands.

Conclusions:

  • ADWConv offers a novel approach to adaptive time-frequency representation for nonstationary signals.
  • The proposed method significantly enhances the interpretability and accuracy of deep learning-based seizure prediction.
  • ADWConv demonstrates competitive performance and robustness, paving the way for improved clinical applications in epilepsy monitoring.