EEGDM: Learning EEG Representation with Latent Diffusion Model

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2508.20705v1
• Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:23:28 GMT
• Title: EEGDM: Learning EEG Representation with Latent Diffusion Model
• Authors: Shaocong Wang, Tong Liu, Ming Li, Minjing Yu, Yong-Jin Liu,
• Abstract summary: We propose EEGDM, a novel self-supervised EEG representation learning method based on the latent diffusion model.<n>EEGDM incorporates an EEG encoder that distills EEG signals and their channel augmentations into a compact representation.<n> Experimental results show that EEGDM can reconstruct high-quality EEG signals, effectively learns robust representations, and achieves competitive performance with modest pre-training data size.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: While electroencephalography (EEG) signal analysis using deep learning has shown great promise, existing approaches still face significant challenges in learning generalizable representations that perform well across diverse tasks, particularly when training data is limited. Current EEG representation learning methods including EEGPT and LaBraM typically rely on simple masked reconstruction objective, which may not fully capture the rich semantic information and complex patterns inherent in EEG signals. In this paper, we propose EEGDM, a novel self-supervised EEG representation learning method based on the latent diffusion model, which leverages EEG signal generation as a self-supervised objective, turning the diffusion model into a strong representation learner capable of capturing EEG semantics. EEGDM incorporates an EEG encoder that distills EEG signals and their channel augmentations into a compact representation, acting as conditional information to guide the diffusion model for generating EEG signals. This design endows EEGDM with a compact latent space, which not only offers ample control over the generative process but also can be leveraged for downstream tasks. Experimental results show that EEGDM (1) can reconstruct high-quality EEG signals, (2) effectively learns robust representations, and (3) achieves competitive performance with modest pre-training data size across diverse downstream tasks, underscoring its generalizability and practical utility.

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