AUTHOR=Jiang Zhibin , Hu Keli , Qu Jia , Bian Zekang , Yu Donghua , Zhou Jie 

TITLE=Recognition of MI-EEG signals using extended-LSR-based inductive transfer learning

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Neuroinformatics

VOLUME=Volume 19 - 2025

YEAR=2025

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neuroinformatics/articles/10.3389/fninf.2025.1559335

DOI=10.3389/fninf.2025.1559335

ISSN=1662-5196

ABSTRACT=IntroductionMotor imagery electroencephalographic (MI-EEG) signal recognition is used in various brain–computer interface (BCI) systems. In most existing BCI systems, this identification relies on classification algorithms. However, generally, a large amount of subject-specific labeled training data is required to reliably calibrate the classification algorithm for each new subject. To address this challenge, an effective strategy is to integrate transfer learning into the construction of intelligent models, allowing knowledge to be transferred from the source domain to enhance the performance of models trained in the target domain. Although transfer learning has been implemented in EEG signal recognition, many existing methods are designed specifically for certain intelligent models, limiting their application and generalization.MethodsTo broaden application and generalization, an extended-LSR-based inductive transfer learning method is proposed to facilitate transfer learning across various classical intelligent models, including neural networks, Takagi-SugenoKang (TSK) fuzzy systems, and kernel methods.Results and discussionThe proposed method not only promotes the transfer of valuable knowledge from the source domain to improve learning performance in the target domain when target domain training data are insufficient but also enhances application and generalization by incorporating multiple classic base models. The experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method in MI-EEG signal recognition.