Feature Extraction of EEG Signal upon BCI Systems Based on Steady-State Visual Evoked Potentials Using the Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm

This work presents the use of swarm intelligence algorithms as a reliable method for the optimization of electroencephalogram signals for the improvement of the performance of the brain interfaces based on stable states visual events. The preprocessing of brain signals for the extraction of characte...

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Main Authors: S. M. Fernandez-Fraga, M. A. Aceves-Fernandez, J. C. Pedraza-Ortega, S. Tovar-Arriaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2143873
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spelling doaj-c2a3642027e8498ea3875188fc8085c62020-11-25T00:09:33ZengHindawi LimitedDiscrete Dynamics in Nature and Society1026-02261607-887X2018-01-01201810.1155/2018/21438732143873Feature Extraction of EEG Signal upon BCI Systems Based on Steady-State Visual Evoked Potentials Using the Ant Colony Optimization AlgorithmS. M. Fernandez-Fraga0M. A. Aceves-Fernandez1J. C. Pedraza-Ortega2S. Tovar-Arriaga3Department of Computer Systems Instituto Tecnológico de Querétaro, Av. Tecnológico s/n, Centro, CP 76000, Santiago de Querétaro, MexicoDepartment of Engineering, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Cerro de las Campanas s/n, Centro Universitario, Las Campanas, CP 76010, Querétaro, MexicoDepartment of Engineering, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Cerro de las Campanas s/n, Centro Universitario, Las Campanas, CP 76010, Querétaro, MexicoDepartment of Engineering, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Cerro de las Campanas s/n, Centro Universitario, Las Campanas, CP 76010, Querétaro, MexicoThis work presents the use of swarm intelligence algorithms as a reliable method for the optimization of electroencephalogram signals for the improvement of the performance of the brain interfaces based on stable states visual events. The preprocessing of brain signals for the extraction of characteristics and the detection of events is of paramount importance for the improvement of brain interfaces. The proposed ant colony optimization algorithm presents an improvement in obtaining the key features of the signals and the detection of events based on visual stimuli. As a reference model, we used the Independent Component Analysis method, which has been used in recent research for the removal of nonrelevant and detection of relevant data from the brain’s electrical signals and also allows the collection of information in response to a stimulus and separates the signals that were generated independently in certain zones of the brain.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2143873
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author S. M. Fernandez-Fraga
M. A. Aceves-Fernandez
J. C. Pedraza-Ortega
S. Tovar-Arriaga
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M. A. Aceves-Fernandez
J. C. Pedraza-Ortega
S. Tovar-Arriaga
Feature Extraction of EEG Signal upon BCI Systems Based on Steady-State Visual Evoked Potentials Using the Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm
Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
author_facet S. M. Fernandez-Fraga
M. A. Aceves-Fernandez
J. C. Pedraza-Ortega
S. Tovar-Arriaga
author_sort S. M. Fernandez-Fraga
title Feature Extraction of EEG Signal upon BCI Systems Based on Steady-State Visual Evoked Potentials Using the Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm
title_short Feature Extraction of EEG Signal upon BCI Systems Based on Steady-State Visual Evoked Potentials Using the Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm
title_full Feature Extraction of EEG Signal upon BCI Systems Based on Steady-State Visual Evoked Potentials Using the Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm
title_fullStr Feature Extraction of EEG Signal upon BCI Systems Based on Steady-State Visual Evoked Potentials Using the Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm
title_full_unstemmed Feature Extraction of EEG Signal upon BCI Systems Based on Steady-State Visual Evoked Potentials Using the Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm
title_sort feature extraction of eeg signal upon bci systems based on steady-state visual evoked potentials using the ant colony optimization algorithm
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
issn 1026-0226
1607-887X
publishDate 2018-01-01
description This work presents the use of swarm intelligence algorithms as a reliable method for the optimization of electroencephalogram signals for the improvement of the performance of the brain interfaces based on stable states visual events. The preprocessing of brain signals for the extraction of characteristics and the detection of events is of paramount importance for the improvement of brain interfaces. The proposed ant colony optimization algorithm presents an improvement in obtaining the key features of the signals and the detection of events based on visual stimuli. As a reference model, we used the Independent Component Analysis method, which has been used in recent research for the removal of nonrelevant and detection of relevant data from the brain’s electrical signals and also allows the collection of information in response to a stimulus and separates the signals that were generated independently in certain zones of the brain.
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