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ArticleBiomimetics (Basel, Switzerland)2026

A Few-Channel Brain-Computer Interface System Based on a Heuristic Algorithm.

Junhong Luo, Jianbin Yu, Hui Cao, Qiyue Tan, Jinheng Chen, Jing Xiao

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Article in Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Junhong LuoSchool of Artificial Intelligence, Guangzhou Maritime University, Guangzhou 510725, China.
Jianbin YuSchool of Artificial Intelligence, Guangzhou Maritime University, Guangzhou 510725, China.
Hui CaoSchool of Artificial Intelligence, Guangzhou Maritime University, Guangzhou 510725, China.
Qiyue TanSchool of Artificial Intelligence, Guangzhou Maritime University, Guangzhou 510725, China.
Jinheng ChenSchool of Artificial Intelligence, Guangzhou Maritime University, Guangzhou 510725, China.
Jing XiaoSchool of Artificial Intelligence, Guangzhou Maritime University, Guangzhou 510725, China.

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Abstract

Traditional P300 brain-computer interface (BCI) systems rely on multi-channel EEG acquisition, causing cumbersome setup, lengthy preparation, and high user workloads, which limits their real-world application. To enhance practicality, this paper proposes a fixed few-channel selection framework based on a heuristic algorithm to balance decoding performance and user experience. We integrated a genetic algorithm (GA) with Bayesian linear discriminant analysis (BLDA) to identify a strongly generalizable few-channel combination from a traditional eight-channel system, avoiding costly subject-specific recalibration. Validating this method, 48 healthy subjects completed rigorous offline and online virtual reality (VR) experiments. Results showed that the proposed three-channel system maintained highly comparable accuracy and information transfer rates to the eight-channel system, showing no significant performance degradation. Crucially, the few-channel scheme reduced equipment preparation time by 90% (from 30 to 3 min). Furthermore, NASA-TLX workload evaluations confirmed a significant reduction in users' psychological and physical burdens (

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brain–computer interface (BCI)channel selectiongenetic algorithmP300user experience

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PMID42782640
PMCPMC13604601

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