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ReviewFrontiers in computational neuroscience2019

Intra- and Inter-subject Variability in EEG-Based Sensorimotor Brain Computer Interface: A Review.

Simanto Saha, Mathias Baumert

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Review in Frontiers in computational neuroscience, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 83 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 authors.

Simanto SahaSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Mathias BaumertSchool of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brain computer interfaces (BCI) for the rehabilitation of motor impairments exploit sensorimotor rhythms (SMR) in the electroencephalogram (EEG). However, the neurophysiological processes underpinning the SMR often vary over time and across subjects. Inherent intra- and inter-subject variability causes covariate shift in data distributions that impede the transferability of model parameters amongst sessions/subjects. Transfer learning includes machine learning-based methods to compensate for inter-subject and inter-session (intra-subject) variability manifested in EEG-derived feature distributions as a covariate shift for BCI. Besides transfer learning approaches, recent studies have explored psychological and neurophysiological predictors as well as inter-subject associativity assessment, which may augment transfer learning in EEG-based BCI. Here, we highlight the importance of measuring inter-session/subject performance predictors for generalized BCI frameworks for both normal and motor-impaired people, reducing the necessity for tedious and annoying calibration sessions and BCI training.

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brain computer interfaceelectroencephalographyinter-subject associativitysensorimotor rhythmstransfer learning

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PMID32038208
PMCPMC6985367

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