An Interventional Brain-Computer Interface for Long-Term EEG Collection and Motion Classification of a Quadruped Mammal

Abstract

Brain-computer interfaces (BCI) acquire electroencephalogram (EEG) signals to effectively address postoperative motor dysfunction in stroke patients by discerning their motor intentions during significant movements. Traditionally, noninvasive BCIs have been constrained by limitations in their usage environments; whereas, invasive BCIs damage neural permanently. Therefore, we proposed a novel interventional BCI, in which electrodes are implanted along the veins into the brain to acquire intracerebral EEG signals without an open craniotomy. We collect EEG signals from the primary motor cortex in the superior sagittal sinus of sheep during three different significant movements: laying down; standing; and walking. The first three month data are used to train the neural network, and The fourth month of data were used to validate. The deep learning model achieved an 86% accuracy rate in classifying motion states in validation. Furthermore, the results of the power spectral density (PSD) show that the signal power in the main frequency band did not decrease over a period of five months, which demonstrates that the interventional BCI has the ability to effectively capture EEG signals over long periods of time.