MSEI-ENet: A Multi-Scale EEG-Inception Integrated Encoder Network for Motor Imagery EEG Decoding

Background: Due to complex signal characteristics and distinct individual differences, the decoding of a motor imagery electroencephalogram (MI-EEG) is limited by the unsatisfactory performance of suboptimal traditional models. Methods: A subject-independent model named MSEI-ENet is proposed for mul...

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Main Authors: Pengcheng Wu, Keling Fei, Baohong Chen, Lizheng Pan
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/15/2/129
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author Pengcheng Wu
Keling Fei
Baohong Chen
Lizheng Pan
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Lizheng Pan
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description Background: Due to complex signal characteristics and distinct individual differences, the decoding of a motor imagery electroencephalogram (MI-EEG) is limited by the unsatisfactory performance of suboptimal traditional models. Methods: A subject-independent model named MSEI-ENet is proposed for multiple-task MI-EEG decoding. It employs a specially designed multi-scale structure EEG-inception module (MSEI) for comprehensive feature learning. The encoder module further helps to detect discriminative information by its multi-head self-attention layer with a larger receptive field, which enhances feature representation and improves recognition efficacy. Results: The experimental results on Competition IV dataset 2a showed that our proposed model yielded an overall accuracy of 94.30%, MF1 score of 94.31%, and Kappa of 0.92. Conclusions: A performance comparison with state-of-the-art methods demonstrated the effectiveness and generalizability of the proposed model on challenging multi-task MI-EEG decoding.
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spelling doaj.art-ced498844c7a4c4babe903c211089bd92025-02-25T13:16:42ZengMDPI AGBrain Sciences2076-34252025-01-0115212910.3390/brainsci15020129MSEI-ENet: A Multi-Scale EEG-Inception Integrated Encoder Network for Motor Imagery EEG DecodingPengcheng Wu0Keling Fei1Baohong Chen2Lizheng Pan3School of Mechanical Engineering and Rail Transit, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering and Rail Transit, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering and Rail Transit, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering and Rail Transit, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, ChinaBackground: Due to complex signal characteristics and distinct individual differences, the decoding of a motor imagery electroencephalogram (MI-EEG) is limited by the unsatisfactory performance of suboptimal traditional models. Methods: A subject-independent model named MSEI-ENet is proposed for multiple-task MI-EEG decoding. It employs a specially designed multi-scale structure EEG-inception module (MSEI) for comprehensive feature learning. The encoder module further helps to detect discriminative information by its multi-head self-attention layer with a larger receptive field, which enhances feature representation and improves recognition efficacy. Results: The experimental results on Competition IV dataset 2a showed that our proposed model yielded an overall accuracy of 94.30%, MF1 score of 94.31%, and Kappa of 0.92. Conclusions: A performance comparison with state-of-the-art methods demonstrated the effectiveness and generalizability of the proposed model on challenging multi-task MI-EEG decoding.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/15/2/129multi-scale structureinceptiontransformermotor imagerybrain–computer interface
spellingShingle Pengcheng Wu
Keling Fei
Baohong Chen
Lizheng Pan
MSEI-ENet: A Multi-Scale EEG-Inception Integrated Encoder Network for Motor Imagery EEG Decoding
Brain Sciences
multi-scale structure
inception
transformer
motor imagery
brain–computer interface
title MSEI-ENet: A Multi-Scale EEG-Inception Integrated Encoder Network for Motor Imagery EEG Decoding
title_full MSEI-ENet: A Multi-Scale EEG-Inception Integrated Encoder Network for Motor Imagery EEG Decoding
title_fullStr MSEI-ENet: A Multi-Scale EEG-Inception Integrated Encoder Network for Motor Imagery EEG Decoding
title_full_unstemmed MSEI-ENet: A Multi-Scale EEG-Inception Integrated Encoder Network for Motor Imagery EEG Decoding
title_short MSEI-ENet: A Multi-Scale EEG-Inception Integrated Encoder Network for Motor Imagery EEG Decoding
title_sort msei enet a multi scale eeg inception integrated encoder network for motor imagery eeg decoding
topic multi-scale structure
inception
transformer
motor imagery
brain–computer interface
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/15/2/129
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