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MELF: a multi-view ensemble learning framework for normative resting state EEG signal quality assessment
Waner Lv1, Dongdong Jia1, Zhiwen Zha1
1Key Laboratory of Intelligent Computing and Signal Processing of Ministry of Education, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Multimodal Cognitive Computation, School of Computer Science and Technology, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, People's Republic of China.
MELF, a novel framework, enhances normative resting-state electroencephalography (rsEEG) quality assessment by integrating multiple data features. This automated approach improves accuracy and reliability for brain research and clinical applications.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Biomedical Engineering
- Signal Processing
Background:
- Normative resting-state electroencephalography (rsEEG) is crucial for understanding brain function and disorders.
- Reliability of rsEEG analysis depends heavily on rigorous quality assessment.
- Current quality assessment methods often lack a comprehensive, multidimensional approach.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate MELF, a multidomain framework for automated quality assessment of normative rsEEG.
- To improve the accuracy and robustness of rsEEG quality control.
- To provide a reliable baseline for neuroscience research and clinical applications.
Main Methods:
- MELF integrates features from time (mobility, complexity), frequency (α-band power, spectral index), and spatial (phase lag, channel ratio, component proportion) domains.
- A random forest ensemble classifier with dynamic weight allocation was employed.
- The framework was tested on multiple open rsEEG datasets and clinical data.
Main Results:
- MELF demonstrated up to 10% accuracy improvement over single-view methods.
- Achieved 97.69% accuracy (AUC = 0.9957), outperforming traditional and deep learning baselines.
- Maintained strong performance on an independent test set (92% accuracy, AUC = 0.88).
Conclusions:
- MELF offers an interpretable, accurate, and robust automated framework for normative rsEEG quality assessment.
- The framework has broad applications in neuroscience research and clinical quality control.
- Spectral domain features, particularly the parallel log spectra index, are highly effective for quality evaluation.
