Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2024

DOI

10.3390/app14010273

Publication Title

Applied Sciences

Volume

14

Pages

273 (1-27)

Abstract

Neurological disabilities cause diverse health and mental challenges, impacting quality of life and imposing financial burdens on both the individuals diagnosed with these conditions and their caregivers. Abnormal brain activity, stemming from malfunctions in the human nervous system, characterizes neurological disorders. Therefore, the early identification of these abnormalities is crucial for devising suitable treatments and interventions aimed at promoting and sustaining quality of life. Electroencephalogram (EEG), a non-invasive method for monitoring brain activity, is frequently employed to detect abnormal brain activity in neurological and mental disorders. This study introduces an approach that extends the understanding and identification of neurological disabilities by integrating feature extraction, machine learning, and visual analysis based on EEG signals collected from individuals with neurological and mental disorders. The classification performance of four feature approaches—EEG frequency band, raw data, power spectral density, and wavelet transform—is assessed using machine learning techniques to evaluate their capability to differentiate neurological disabilities in short EEG segmentations (one second and two seconds). In detail, the classification analysis is conducted under two conditions: single-channel-based classification and region-based classification. While a clear demarcation between normal (healthy) and abnormal (neurological disabilities) EEG metrics may not be evident, their similarities and distinctions are observed through visualization, employing wavelet features. Notably, the frontal brain region (frontal lobe) emerges as a crucial area for distinguishing abnormalities among different brain regions. Also, the integration of wavelet features and visual analysis proves effective in identifying and understanding neurological disabilities.

Rights

© 2023 by the authors.

This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.

Data Availability

Article states: "Publicly available datasets were analyzed in this study. This data can be found here: https://brainclinics.com/resources/ (accessed on 14 November 2023)."

Original Publication Citation

Ji, S. Y., Jayarathna, S., Perrotti, A. M., Kardiasmenos, K., & Jeong, D. H. (2024). Identifying patterns for neurological disabilities by integrating discrete wavelet transform and visualization. Applied Sciences, 14, 1-27, Article 273. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14010273

ORCID

0000-0002-4879-7309 (Jayarathna), 0000-0001-6850-3948 (Perrotti)

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