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EEG miniaturization limits for stimulus decoding with EEG sensor networks.

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OBJECTIVE: Unobtrusive EEG monitoring in everyday life requires the availability of highly miniaturized EEG devices (mini-EEGs), which ideally consist of a wireless node with a small scalp area footprint, in which the electrodes, amplifier and wireless radio are embedded. By attaching a multitude of mini-EEGs at relevant positions on the scalp, a wireless 'EEG sensor network' (WESN) can be formed. However, each mini-EEG in the network only has access to its own local electrodes, thereby recording local scalp potentials with short inter-electrode distances. This is unlike using traditional cap-EEG, which by the virtue of re-referencing can measure EEG across arbitrarily large distances on the scalp. We evaluate the implications and limitations of such far-driven miniaturization on neural decoding performance. APPROACH: We collected 255-channel EEG data in an auditory attention decoding (AAD) task. As opposed to previous studies with a lower channel density, this new high-density dataset allows emulation of mini-EEGs with inter-electrode distances down to 1 cm in order to identify and quantify the lower bound on miniaturization for EEG-based stimulus decoding. MAIN RESULTS: We demonstrate that the performance remains reasonably stable for inter-electrode distances down to 3 cm, but decreases quickly for shorter distances, if the mini-EEG nodes can be placed at optimal scalp locations and orientations selected by a data-driven algorithm. SIGNIFICANCE: The results indicate the potential for the use of mini-EEGs in a WESN context for AAD applications and provide guidance on inter-electrode distances while designing such devices for neuro-steered hearing devices.
Tijdschrift: Journal of Neural Engineering
ISSN: 1741-2560
Issue: 5
Volume: 18
Jaar van publicatie:2021
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Authors from:Higher Education
Toegankelijkheid:Open