EEG Feature Extraction Based on Brain Function Network and Sample Entropy

Abstract

For the low recognition rate of motor imagery ElectroEncephaloGram (EEG) signals using single feature in Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) research, a feature extraction method combining brain function network and sample entropy is proposed. According to the neural mechanism appearing in Event Related Synchronization/Event Related Desynchronization (ERS/ERD) phenomenon and the contralateral mapping mechanism between cortex and limb motor imagery, the μ rhythm is denoised by wavelet packet transform. The brain function network is constructed for left hemispherical brain region and right hemispherical brain region by μ rhythm of 27 left channels and 27 right channels respectively. The mean node degree and the mean clustering coefficient are calculated as the brain function network characteristics, and the feature vectors combining the distribution and directivity are constructed by the sample entropy of C3 and C4 channels with the μ rhythm. The Support Vector Machine (SVM) is used to classify the left hand and right hand motor imagery EEG signals. The results show that the feature extraction method based on brain function network and sample entropy achieves better classification result, and the highest classification rate reached 90.27%.