EEG-based detection of emotional valence towards a reproducible measurement of emotions

Abstract A methodological contribution to a reproducible Measurement of Emotions for an EEG-based system is proposed. Emotional Valence detection is the suggested use case. Valence detection occurs along the interval scale theorized by the Circumplex Model of emotions. The binary choice, positive va...

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Autores principales: Andrea Apicella, Pasquale Arpaia, Giovanna Mastrati, Nicola Moccaldi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:78a3c367698e4cb9952936fa33bd705f2021-11-08T10:46:29ZEEG-based detection of emotional valence towards a reproducible measurement of emotions10.1038/s41598-021-00812-72045-2322https://doaj.org/article/78a3c367698e4cb9952936fa33bd705f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00812-7https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract A methodological contribution to a reproducible Measurement of Emotions for an EEG-based system is proposed. Emotional Valence detection is the suggested use case. Valence detection occurs along the interval scale theorized by the Circumplex Model of emotions. The binary choice, positive valence vs negative valence, represents a first step towards the adoption of a metric scale with a finer resolution. EEG signals were acquired through a 8-channel dry electrode cap. An implicit-more controlled EEG paradigm was employed to elicit emotional valence through the passive view of standardized visual stimuli (i.e., Oasis dataset) in 25 volunteers without depressive disorders. Results from the Self Assessment Manikin questionnaire confirmed the compatibility of the experimental sample with that of Oasis. Two different strategies for feature extraction were compared: (i) based on a-priory knowledge (i.e., Hemispheric Asymmetry Theories), and (ii) automated (i.e., a pipeline of a custom 12-band Filter Bank and Common Spatial Pattern). An average within-subject accuracy of 96.1 %, was obtained by a shallow Artificial Neural Network, while k-Nearest Neighbors allowed to obtain a cross-subject accuracy equal to 80.2%.Andrea ApicellaPasquale ArpaiaGiovanna MastratiNicola MoccaldiNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2021)
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Andrea Apicella
Pasquale Arpaia
Giovanna Mastrati
Nicola Moccaldi
EEG-based detection of emotional valence towards a reproducible measurement of emotions
description Abstract A methodological contribution to a reproducible Measurement of Emotions for an EEG-based system is proposed. Emotional Valence detection is the suggested use case. Valence detection occurs along the interval scale theorized by the Circumplex Model of emotions. The binary choice, positive valence vs negative valence, represents a first step towards the adoption of a metric scale with a finer resolution. EEG signals were acquired through a 8-channel dry electrode cap. An implicit-more controlled EEG paradigm was employed to elicit emotional valence through the passive view of standardized visual stimuli (i.e., Oasis dataset) in 25 volunteers without depressive disorders. Results from the Self Assessment Manikin questionnaire confirmed the compatibility of the experimental sample with that of Oasis. Two different strategies for feature extraction were compared: (i) based on a-priory knowledge (i.e., Hemispheric Asymmetry Theories), and (ii) automated (i.e., a pipeline of a custom 12-band Filter Bank and Common Spatial Pattern). An average within-subject accuracy of 96.1 %, was obtained by a shallow Artificial Neural Network, while k-Nearest Neighbors allowed to obtain a cross-subject accuracy equal to 80.2%.
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author Andrea Apicella
Pasquale Arpaia
Giovanna Mastrati
Nicola Moccaldi
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Pasquale Arpaia
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Nicola Moccaldi
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title EEG-based detection of emotional valence towards a reproducible measurement of emotions
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