Electroencephalography Signal Processing: A Comprehensive Review and Analysis of Methods and Techniques

Sensors (Basel). 2023 Jul 16;23(14):6434. doi: 10.3390/s23146434.

Abstract

The electroencephalography (EEG) signal is a noninvasive and complex signal that has numerous applications in biomedical fields, including sleep and the brain-computer interface. Given its complexity, researchers have proposed several advanced preprocessing and feature extraction methods to analyze EEG signals. In this study, we analyze a comprehensive review of numerous articles related to EEG signal processing. We searched the major scientific and engineering databases and summarized the results of our findings. Our survey encompassed the entire process of EEG signal processing, from acquisition and pretreatment (denoising) to feature extraction, classification, and application. We present a detailed discussion and comparison of various methods and techniques used for EEG signal processing. Additionally, we identify the current limitations of these techniques and analyze their future development trends. We conclude by offering some suggestions for future research in the field of EEG signal processing.

Keywords: EEG; machine learning; signal processing.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Brain-Computer Interfaces*
  • Databases, Factual
  • Electroencephalography / methods
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted*
  • Sleep

Grants and funding

This research was funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China grant number 82260360, the Guilin Innovation Platform and Talent Program 20222C264164 and the Guangxi Science and Technology Base and Talent Project (2022AC18004, 2022AC21040).