Abstract
Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) that incorporate Long Short-term Memory (LSTM) have shown a great deal of success in recognizing preictal activity in electroencephalogram (EEG) analysis. It is postulated that the convolutional portion of the neural network (NN) is using some particular feature or set of features to determine this preictal state. In an attempt to gain a better understanding of these features, Gradient-weighted Class Activation Mapping (Grad-CAM) and augmented Gradient-weighted Class Activation Mapping (augmented Grad-CAM) are applied to the convolutional portion of patient specific neural networks trained to recognize preictal activity. While no particular set of features were consistently highlighted by augmented Grad-CAM, it was possible to discern that some EEG channels strongly influenced an EEG epoch as being correctly labeled as preictal.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Electrophysiological aspects of epilepsy; Neural networks (Computer science); Electroencephalography
Publication Date
4-15-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Student Type
Graduate
Degree Name
Electrical Engineering (MS)
Department, Program, or Center
Electrical Engineering (KGCOE)
Advisor
Daniel B. Phillips
Advisor/Committee Member
Majid Rabbani
Advisor/Committee Member
Panos P. Markopoulos
Recommended Citation
Allard, Andrew C., "Machine Learning Based Characterization of preictal EEG" (2022). Thesis. Rochester Institute of Technology. Accessed from
https://repository.rit.edu/theses/11106
Campus
RIT – Main Campus
Plan Codes
EEEE-MS