A Statistical Approach for Synthetic EEG Data Generation

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2504.16143v1
• Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 06:48:42 GMT
• Title: A Statistical Approach for Synthetic EEG Data Generation
• Authors: Gideon Vos, Maryam Ebrahimpour, Liza van Eijk, Zoltan Sarnyai, Mostafa Rahimi Azghadi,
• Abstract summary: This study proposes a method combining correlation analysis and random sampling to generate realistic synthetic EEG data.<n>A Random Forest model trained to distinguish synthetic from real EEG performs at chance level, indicating high fidelity.<n>This method provides a scalable, privacy-preserving approach for augmenting EEG datasets, enabling more efficient model training in mental health research.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Electroencephalogram (EEG) data is crucial for diagnosing mental health conditions but is costly and time-consuming to collect at scale. Synthetic data generation offers a promising solution to augment datasets for machine learning applications. However, generating high-quality synthetic EEG that preserves emotional and mental health signals remains challenging. This study proposes a method combining correlation analysis and random sampling to generate realistic synthetic EEG data. We first analyze interdependencies between EEG frequency bands using correlation analysis. Guided by this structure, we generate synthetic samples via random sampling. Samples with high correlation to real data are retained and evaluated through distribution analysis and classification tasks. A Random Forest model trained to distinguish synthetic from real EEG performs at chance level, indicating high fidelity. The generated synthetic data closely match the statistical and structural properties of the original EEG, with similar correlation coefficients and no significant differences in PERMANOVA tests. This method provides a scalable, privacy-preserving approach for augmenting EEG datasets, enabling more efficient model training in mental health research.

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