The importance of ocular artifact removal in single-trial ERP analysis : the case of the N250 in face learning

2023
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dc.abstract.enObjective: Single-trial event-related potentials (ERPs) offer fine-grained information about the trajectories of the neurocognitive processes but are highly sensitive to any artifacts in the EEG signal. The primary aim of this study was to assess the impact of ocular artifact removal on the single-trial N250 ERP analysis of face learning in individual participants. Methods: We present a detailed description of our research-grade EEG hardware setup and a highly reproducible code (https://osf.io/aqhmn/) for generating time series of single-trial N250 ERP amplitudes and precise identification of a changepoint between face memory trace acquisition and maintenance. Ocular artifacts were removed using a new semi-automatic approach with only one hyperparameter based on the correlation between EEG components from independent component analysis (ICA) and the EOG signal. Results: Results from the simulation study showed that our ocular artifact filtration decreased the average RMSE by half and achieved the highest increase of SNR among all the compared methods. It decreased standard deviations and improved the fit of the broken-line regression models for all participants by 25% ± 17% (min. 2%, max. 63%). Conclusions and significance: Ocular artifact filtration had a substantial positive impact on the regression modeling of single-trial ERP amplitudes. Lack of ocular artifact removal can drastically distort the conclusions about the face learning process from single-trial N250 ERP experiments for individual participants. The changepoint locations changed for 13 out of 15 participants. This is the first published analysis of time series of single-trial N250 ERP amplitudes in face learning.pl
dc.affiliationWydział Fizyki, Astronomii i Informatyki Stosowanej : Instytut Fizyki Teoretycznejpl
dc.contributor.authorKotowski, Krzysztofpl
dc.contributor.authorOchab, Jeremi - 122224 pl
dc.contributor.authorStapor, Katarzynapl
dc.contributor.authorSommer, Wernerpl
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-26T11:02:48Z
dc.date.available2022-08-26T11:02:48Z
dc.date.issued2023pl
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dc.description.numberPart 1pl
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dc.identifier.articleid104115pl
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.bspc.2022.104115pl
dc.identifier.eissn1746-8108pl
dc.identifier.issn1746-8094pl
dc.identifier.project2015/17/D/ST2/03492pl
dc.identifier.urihttps://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/298519
dc.languageengpl
dc.language.containerengpl
dc.pbn.affiliationDziedzina nauk inżynieryjno-technicznych : informatyka techniczna i telekomunikacjapl
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dc.subject.enevent-related potentialspl
dc.subject.ensingle-trialpl
dc.subject.enocular artifactspl
dc.subject.enICApl
dc.subject.enN250pl
dc.subject.enface learningpl
dc.subtypeArticlepl
dc.titleThe importance of ocular artifact removal in single-trial ERP analysis : the case of the N250 in face learningpl
dc.title.journalBiomedical Signal Processing and Controlpl
dc.typeJournalArticlepl
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dc.abstract.enpl
Objective: Single-trial event-related potentials (ERPs) offer fine-grained information about the trajectories of the neurocognitive processes but are highly sensitive to any artifacts in the EEG signal. The primary aim of this study was to assess the impact of ocular artifact removal on the single-trial N250 ERP analysis of face learning in individual participants. Methods: We present a detailed description of our research-grade EEG hardware setup and a highly reproducible code (https://osf.io/aqhmn/) for generating time series of single-trial N250 ERP amplitudes and precise identification of a changepoint between face memory trace acquisition and maintenance. Ocular artifacts were removed using a new semi-automatic approach with only one hyperparameter based on the correlation between EEG components from independent component analysis (ICA) and the EOG signal. Results: Results from the simulation study showed that our ocular artifact filtration decreased the average RMSE by half and achieved the highest increase of SNR among all the compared methods. It decreased standard deviations and improved the fit of the broken-line regression models for all participants by 25% ± 17% (min. 2%, max. 63%). Conclusions and significance: Ocular artifact filtration had a substantial positive impact on the regression modeling of single-trial ERP amplitudes. Lack of ocular artifact removal can drastically distort the conclusions about the face learning process from single-trial N250 ERP experiments for individual participants. The changepoint locations changed for 13 out of 15 participants. This is the first published analysis of time series of single-trial N250 ERP amplitudes in face learning.
dc.affiliationpl
Wydział Fizyki, Astronomii i Informatyki Stosowanej : Instytut Fizyki Teoretycznej
dc.contributor.authorpl
Kotowski, Krzysztof
dc.contributor.authorpl
Ochab, Jeremi - 122224
dc.contributor.authorpl
Stapor, Katarzyna
dc.contributor.authorpl
Sommer, Werner
dc.date.accessioned
2022-08-26T11:02:48Z
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2022-08-26T11:02:48Z
dc.date.issuedpl
2023
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0
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w momencie opublikowania
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Part 1
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ostateczna wersja wydawcy
dc.description.volumepl
79
dc.identifier.articleidpl
104115
dc.identifier.doipl
10.1016/j.bspc.2022.104115
dc.identifier.eissnpl
1746-8108
dc.identifier.issnpl
1746-8094
dc.identifier.projectpl
2015/17/D/ST2/03492
dc.identifier.uri
https://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/298519
dc.languagepl
eng
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eng
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Dziedzina nauk inżynieryjno-technicznych : informatyka techniczna i telekomunikacja
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Udzielam licencji. Uznanie autorstwa - Użycie niekomercyjne - Bez utworów zależnych 4.0 Międzynarodowa
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CC-BY-NC-ND
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode.pl
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event-related potentials
dc.subject.enpl
single-trial
dc.subject.enpl
ocular artifacts
dc.subject.enpl
ICA
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N250
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face learning
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Article
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The importance of ocular artifact removal in single-trial ERP analysis : the case of the N250 in face learning
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Biomedical Signal Processing and Control
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