Integrating Biological and Machine Intelligence: Attention Mechanisms in Brain-Computer Interfaces

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2502.19281v1
• Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:38:28 GMT
• Title: Integrating Biological and Machine Intelligence: Attention Mechanisms in Brain-Computer Interfaces
• Authors: Jiyuan Wang, Weishan Ye, Jialin He, Li Zhang, Gan Huang, Zhuliang Yu, Zhen Liang,
• Abstract summary: By capturing EEG variations across time, frequency, and spatial channels, attention mechanisms improve feature extraction, representation learning, and model robustness.<n>Traditional attention mechanisms integrate with convolutional and recurrent networks, and Transformer-based multi-head self-attention, which excels in capturing long-range dependencies.<n>We discuss existing challenges and emerging trends in attention-based EEG modeling, highlighting future directions for advancing BCI technology.
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• Abstract: With the rapid advancement of deep learning, attention mechanisms have become indispensable in electroencephalography (EEG) signal analysis, significantly enhancing Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) applications. This paper presents a comprehensive review of traditional and Transformer-based attention mechanisms, their embedding strategies, and their applications in EEG-based BCI, with a particular emphasis on multimodal data fusion. By capturing EEG variations across time, frequency, and spatial channels, attention mechanisms improve feature extraction, representation learning, and model robustness. These methods can be broadly categorized into traditional attention mechanisms, which typically integrate with convolutional and recurrent networks, and Transformer-based multi-head self-attention, which excels in capturing long-range dependencies. Beyond single-modality analysis, attention mechanisms also enhance multimodal EEG applications, facilitating effective fusion between EEG and other physiological or sensory data. Finally, we discuss existing challenges and emerging trends in attention-based EEG modeling, highlighting future directions for advancing BCI technology. This review aims to provide valuable insights for researchers seeking to leverage attention mechanisms for improved EEG interpretation and application.

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