Classifying EEG-derived brain microstates using InteraXon's Muse headset

InteraXon开发了一种时尚的便携式EEG耳机，“Muse”，用于消费者应用。他们已经联系了Becker和她的研究生，以帮助实施最先进的信号处理和机器学习方法，这将导致使用Muse开发更先进的脑机接口（BCI）消费者应用。InteraXon是加拿大脑机接口领域的主要公司。通过推进其信号处理技术和神经基础的技术和应用，InteraXon可以成为这个新的和即将到来的领域的世界领导者。特别是，InteraXon有兴趣成为第一家使用EEG微状态实现BCI的公司。EEG微观状态是反映大型全球分布的大脑网络中稳定和同步活动的信号，被认为是思想和意识的基本原子元素。本研究的主要目的是开发一种处理脑电信号和提取微状态的方法，为真实的实时识别微状态提供一种准确可靠的手段。在项目结束时，用于检测，分类和将EEG微状态与用户的心理活动和状态相关联的软件，将用于各种应用的脑机接口，以及技术报告，将交付给公司。我们的项目与InteraXon的目标完全一致，即开发促进健康，幸福和自我意识的应用程序，使公司在脑机接口市场中处于独特的地位。这些应用将大大有利于加拿大人民。 此外，这项工作将帮助InteraXon成为BCI技术和应用的主要世界领导者，使加拿大成为这一革命性的新的和即将到来的分支技术的世界领导者。

InteraXon has developed a sleek, portable EEG headset, the "Muse", for consumer applications. They have approached Becker and her graduate student to help implement state-of-the-art signal processing and machine learning methodologies that will lead to the development of more advanced brain-computer interfacing (BCI) consumer applications using the Muse. InteraXon is the primary Canadian company in the area of Brain-Computer Interfacing. By advancing their signal processing techniques and the neural basis for their technologies and applications, InteraXon can become a world leader in this new and upcoming field. In particular, InteraXon is interested in being the first company to implement a BCI using EEG microstates. EEG microstates are signals that reflect stable and synchronous activity in large, globally distributed brain networks and are thought to be the basic, atomic elements of thoughts and consciousness. The major aim of this research project is to develop a method for processing EEG and extracting microstates that provides an accurate and reliable means of identifying them in real time. At the end of the project, software for detecting, classifying and relating EEG microstates to mental activity and states of the user, to be used in a Brain-Computer Interface for a wide variety of applications, as well as a technical report, will be delivered to the company. Our project aligns perfectly with InteraXon's goal to develop applications that promote health, well-being and self-awareness, uniquely positioning the company in the Brain-Computer Interface market. These applications will be greatly beneficial to the Canadian population. Additionally, this work will help InteraXon become the primary world leader in BCI technologies and applications, making Canada the world leader in this revolutionary new and upcoming branch of technologies.