Bayesian Signal Matching for Transfer Learning in ERP-Based Brain Computer Interface

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Ma, Tianwen; Huggins, Jane E.; Kang, Jian
• 署名单位: Emory University; Rollins School Public Health; University of Michigan System; University of Michigan; University of Michigan System; University of Michigan; University of Michigan System; University of Michigan
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0162-1459; 1537-274X
• DOI: 10.1080/01621459.2025.2563189
• 发表日期: 2026-01-02
• 页码: 100-112
• 关键词: Bayesian method; brain-computer interface; Calibration-less framework; Mixture Model; p300; Transfer Learning; BCI COMPETITION 2003; data set iib; mental prosthesis

摘要

An Event-Related Potential (ERP)-based Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Speller System assists people with disabilities to communicate by decoding electroencephalogram (EEG) signals. A P300-ERP embedded in EEG signals arises in response to a rare, but relevant event (target) among a series of irrelevant events (non-target). Different machine learning methods have constructed binary classifiers to detect target events, known as calibration. The existing calibration strategy uses data from participants themselves with lengthy training time. Participants feel bored and distracted, which causes biased P300 estimation and decreased prediction accuracy. To resolve this issue, we propose a Bayesian signal matching (BSM) framework to calibrate EEG signals from a new participant using data from source participants. BSM specifies the joint distribution of stimulus-specific EEG signals among source participants via a Bayesian hierarchical mixture model. We apply the inference strategy. If source and new participants are similar, they share the same set of model parameters; otherwise, they keep their own sets of model parameters; we predict on the testing data using parameters of the baseline cluster directly. Our hierarchical framework can be generalized to other base classifiers with parametric forms. We demonstrate the advantages of BSM using simulations and focus on the real data analysis among participants with neuro-degenerative diseases. Supplementary materials for this article are available online, including a standardized description of the materials available for reproducing the work.