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ArticleBiology2025

Objective Pain Assessment Using Deep Learning Through EEG-Based Brain-Computer Interfaces.

Abeer Al-Nafjan, Hadeel Alshehri, Mashael Aldayel

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Article in Biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Bridging the Gap in Pain Measurement with a Brain-Based Index.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Abeer Al-NafjanComputer Science Department, College of Computer and Information Sciences, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 11432, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-4186-9805
Hadeel AlshehriComputer Science Department, College of Computer and Information Sciences, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 11432, Saudi Arabia.
Mashael AldayelInformation Technology Department, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11543, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-6054-4534

Funding

The Research, Development, and Innovation Authority (RDIA)-Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (13461-imamu-2023-IMIU-R-3-1-HW-)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective pain measurements are essential in clinical settings for determining effective treatment strategies. This study aims to utilize brain-computer interface technology for reliable pain classification and detection. We developed an electroencephalography-based pain detection system comprising two main components: (1) pain/no-pain detection and (2) pain severity classification across three levels: low, moderate, and high. Deep learning models, including convolutional neural networks and recurrent neural networks, were employed to classify the wavelet features extracted through time-frequency domain analysis. Furthermore, we compared the performance of our system against conventional machine learning models, such as support vector machines and random forest classifiers. Our deep learning approach outperformed the baseline models, achieving accuracies of 91.84% for pain/no-pain detection and 87.94% for pain severity classification, respectively.

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artificial intelligencebrain–computer interface (BCI)deep learningelectroencephalography (EEG)pain assessment

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PMID40001978
PMCPMC11851851

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