Spatiotemporal Convolutions on EEG signal -- A Representation Learning Perspective on Efficient and Explainable EEG Classification with Convolutional Neural Nets

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2605.03874v1
• Date: Tue, 05 May 2026 15:35:05 GMT
• Title: Spatiotemporal Convolutions on EEG signal -- A Representation Learning Perspective on Efficient and Explainable EEG Classification with Convolutional Neural Nets
• Abstract summary: Classification of EEG signals using shallow Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) is a prevalent and successful approach across a variety of fields.<n>Most of these models use independent one-dimensional (1D) convolutional layers along spatial and temporal dimensions.<n>We investigate an alternative encoding that operates bi-dimensional (2D) convolutions between geometries.
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• Abstract: Classification of EEG signals using shallow Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) is a prevalent and successful approach across a variety of fields. Most of these models use independent one-dimensional (1D) convolutional layers along the spatial and temporal dimensions, which are concatenated without a non-linear activation layer between. In this paper, we investigate an alternative encoding that operates a bi-dimensional (2D) spatiotemporal convolution. While 2D convolutions are numerically identical to two concatenated 1D convolutions along the two dimensions, the impact on learning is still uncertain. We test 1D and 2D CNNs and a CNN+transformer hybrid model in a low-dimensional (3-channel) and a high-dimensional (22-channel) BCI motor imagery classification task. We observe that 2D convolutions significantly reduce training time in high-dimensional tasks while maintaining performance. We investigate the root of this improvement and find no difference in spectral feature importance. However, a clear pattern emerges in representational similarity across models: 1D and 2D models yield vastly different representational geometries. Overall, we suggest an improved model with a 2D convolutional layer for faster training and inference. We also highlight the importance of architecturally-driven encoding when processing complex multivariate signals, as reflected in internal representations rather than purely in performance metrics.

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