An EEG blind source separation algorithm based on a weak exclusion principle

Lan Ma, Thierry Blu, William Shi Yuan Wang

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Abstract

The question of how to separate individual brain and non-brain signals, mixed by volume conduction in electroencephalographic (EEG) and other electrophysiological recordings, is a significant problem in contemporary neuroscience. This study proposes and evaluates a novel EEG Blind Source Separation (BSS) algorithm based on a weak exclusion principle (WEP). The chief point in which it differs from most previous EEG BSS algorithms is that the proposed algorithm is not based upon the hypothesis that the sources are statistically independent. Our first step was to investigate algorithm performance on simulated signals which have ground truth. The purpose of this simulation is to illustrate the proposed algorithm's efficacy. The results show that the proposed algorithm has good separation performance. Then, we used the proposed algorithm to separate real EEG signals from a memory study using a revised version of Sternberg Task. The results show that the proposed algorithm can effectively separate the non-brain and brain sources.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2016
PublisherIEEE
Pages859-862
Number of pages4
Volume2016-October
ISBN (Electronic)9781457702204
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Oct 2016
Event38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2016 - Disney's Contemporary Resort, Orlando, United States
Duration: 16 Aug 201620 Aug 2016

Conference

Conference38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando
Period16/08/1620/08/16

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Signal Processing
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Health Informatics

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