Robust Sparse Bayesian Learning Based on Minimum Error Entropy for Noisy High-Dimensional Brain Activity Decoding

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2508.11657v1
• Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:46:18 GMT
• Title: Robust Sparse Bayesian Learning Based on Minimum Error Entropy for Noisy High-Dimensional Brain Activity Decoding
• Authors: Yuanhao Li, Badong Chen, Wenjun Bai, Yasuharu Koike, Okito Yamashita,
• Abstract summary: Sparse Bayesian learning provides an effective scheme to solve the high-dimensional problem in brain signal decoding.<n>Traditional assumptions regarding data distributions such as binomial are potentially inadequate to characterize the noisy signals of brain activity.<n>This work provides a powerful tool to realize robust brain decoding, advancing biomedical engineering applications such as brain-computer interface.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Objective: Sparse Bayesian learning provides an effective scheme to solve the high-dimensional problem in brain signal decoding. However, traditional assumptions regarding data distributions such as Gaussian and binomial are potentially inadequate to characterize the noisy signals of brain activity. Hence, this study aims to propose a robust sparse Bayesian learning framework to address noisy highdimensional brain activity decoding. Methods: Motivated by the commendable robustness of the minimum error entropy (MEE) criterion for handling complex data distributions, we proposed an MEE-based likelihood function to facilitate the accurate inference of sparse Bayesian learning in analyzing noisy brain datasets. Results: Our proposed approach was evaluated using two high-dimensional brain decoding tasks in regression and classification contexts, respectively. The experimental results showed that, our approach can realize superior decoding metrics and physiological patterns than the conventional and state-of-the-art methods. Conclusion: Utilizing the proposed MEE-based likelihood model, sparse Bayesian learning is empowered to simultaneously address the challenges of noise and high dimensionality in the brain decoding task. Significance: This work provides a powerful tool to realize robust brain decoding, advancing biomedical engineering applications such as brain-computer interface.

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