Automatic recognition of pleasant content of odours through ElectroEncephaloGraphic activity analysis

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2016 Aug:2016:4519-4522. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2016.7591732.

Abstract

This study presents a machine learning approach applied to ElectroEnchephaloGraphic (EEG) response in a group of subjects when exposed to a controlled olfactory stimulation experiment. In the literature, in fact, there are controversial results on EEG response to odorants. This study proposes a robust leave-one-subject-out classification method to recognize features extracted from EEG signals belonging to pleasant or unpleasant olfactory stimulation classes. An accuracy of 75% has been achieved in a group of 32 subjects. Moreover a set of features extracted from lateral electrodes emphasized that right and left hemispheres behave differently when the subjects are exposed to pleasant or unpleasant odours stimuli.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Data Accuracy
  • Electroencephalography / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Machine Learning*
  • Odorants
  • Olfactory Perception*
  • Young Adult