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Main Authors: Liu, Yuxin, Song, Zhenxi, Xu, Guoyang, Wang, Zirui, Wan, Feng, Hu, Yong, Zhang, Min, Zhang, Zhiguo
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.10994
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author Liu, Yuxin
Song, Zhenxi
Xu, Guoyang
Wang, Zirui
Wan, Feng
Hu, Yong
Zhang, Min
Zhang, Zhiguo
author_facet Liu, Yuxin
Song, Zhenxi
Xu, Guoyang
Wang, Zirui
Wan, Feng
Hu, Yong
Zhang, Min
Zhang, Zhiguo
contents Brain-computer interface (BCI) based on steady-state visual evoked potentials (SSVEP) is a popular paradigm for its simplicity and high information transfer rate (ITR). Accurate and fast SSVEP decoding is crucial for reliable BCI performance. However, conventional decoding methods demand longer time windows, and deep learning models typically require subject-specific fine-tuning, leaving challenges in achieving optimal performance in cross-subject settings. This paper proposed a biofocal masking attention-based method (SSVEP-BiMA) that synergistically leverages the native and symmetric-antisymmetric components for decoding SSVEP. By utilizing multiple signal representations, the network is able to integrate features from a wider range of sample perspectives, leading to more generalized and comprehensive feature learning, which enhances both prediction accuracy and robustness. We performed experiments on two public datasets, and the results demonstrate that our proposed method surpasses baseline approaches in both accuracy and ITR. We believe that this work will contribute to the development of more efficient SSVEP-based BCI systems.
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spellingShingle SSVEP-BiMA: Bifocal Masking Attention Leveraging Native and Symmetric-Antisymmetric Components for Robust SSVEP Decoding
Liu, Yuxin
Song, Zhenxi
Xu, Guoyang
Wang, Zirui
Wan, Feng
Hu, Yong
Zhang, Min
Zhang, Zhiguo
Machine Learning
Brain-computer interface (BCI) based on steady-state visual evoked potentials (SSVEP) is a popular paradigm for its simplicity and high information transfer rate (ITR). Accurate and fast SSVEP decoding is crucial for reliable BCI performance. However, conventional decoding methods demand longer time windows, and deep learning models typically require subject-specific fine-tuning, leaving challenges in achieving optimal performance in cross-subject settings. This paper proposed a biofocal masking attention-based method (SSVEP-BiMA) that synergistically leverages the native and symmetric-antisymmetric components for decoding SSVEP. By utilizing multiple signal representations, the network is able to integrate features from a wider range of sample perspectives, leading to more generalized and comprehensive feature learning, which enhances both prediction accuracy and robustness. We performed experiments on two public datasets, and the results demonstrate that our proposed method surpasses baseline approaches in both accuracy and ITR. We believe that this work will contribute to the development of more efficient SSVEP-based BCI systems.
title SSVEP-BiMA: Bifocal Masking Attention Leveraging Native and Symmetric-Antisymmetric Components for Robust SSVEP Decoding
topic Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.10994