GCTNet: A Graph Convolutional Transformer Network for Major Depressive Disorder Detection Based on EEG Signals

GCTNet: Graph Convolution Transformer Network for Detecting Major Depressive Disorder Based on EEG Signals Research Background Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a prevalent mental illness characterized by significant and persistent low mood, affecting over 350 million people worldwide. MDD is one of the leading causes of suicide, resulting in appr...

Topology of Surface Electromyogram Signals: Hand Gesture Decoding on Riemannian Manifolds

Topology of Surface Electromyography Signals: Decoding Hand Gestures Using Riemannian Manifolds This paper is authored by Harshavardhana T. Gowda (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Davis) and Lee M. Miller (Center for Mind and Brain Sciences, Department of Neurophysiology and Behavior, Department of Otolar...

A User-Friendly Visual Brain-Computer Interface Based on High-Frequency Steady-State Visual Evoked Fields Recorded by OPM-MEG

A User-Friendly Visual Brain-Computer Interface Based on High-Frequency Steady-State Visual Evoked Fields Recorded by OPM-MEG

Visual Brain-Computer Interface Based on High-Frequency Steady-State Visual Evoked Fields Background Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) technology allows users to control machines by decoding specific brain activity signals. While invasive BCIs excel in capturing high-quality brain signals, their application is mainly limited to clinical settings. Non-...

Thresholds and Mechanisms of Human Magnetophosphene Perception Induced by Low Frequency Sinusoidal Magnetic Fields

Threshold and Mechanisms of Magnetophosphene Perception Background The effect of Magnetic Fields (MF) on the human body has long been a hot topic in scientific research. Extremely Low-Frequency Magnetic Fields (ELF-MF) are widespread in daily life, primarily originating from power lines (50⁄60 Hz) and household appliances. These magnetic fields can...

Learning Inverse Kinematics Using Neural Computational Primitives on Neuromorphic Hardware

Learning Inverse Dynamics Using Brain-Inspired Computational Principles on Neuromorphic Hardware Background and Research Motivation In the modern field of robotics, there is great potential for low-latency neuromorphic processing systems enabling autonomous artificial agents. However, the variability and low precision of current hardware foundation...

Magneto-Oscillatory Localization for Small-Scale Robots

Detailed Explanation of a New Small-scale Magneto-oscillatory Localization Method and Its Application in Robotics Research Background and Motivation Micro-robots have demonstrated immense potential in the medical field, especially in minimally invasive surgeries, targeted drug delivery, and in vivo sensing. Recently, significant progress has been m...

Giant Electron-Mediated Phononic Nonlinearity in Semiconductor–Piezoelectric Heterostructures

Giant Electron-Mediated Phononic Nonlinearity in Semiconductor–Piezoelectric Heterostructures

Large Electron-Mediated Phonon Nonlinearity in Semiconductor-Piezoelectric Heterostructures In modern science and technology, the efficiency and determinacy of information processing are crucial determinants of its application potential. Nonlinear photonic interactions at optical frequencies have already demonstrated significant breakthroughs in bo...

Clamping Enables Enhanced Electromechanical Responses in Antiferroelectric Thin Films

Study on Enhanced Electromechanical Response of Antiferroelectric Thin Films Based on Clamping Effect Background Antiferroelectric thin film materials have garnered significant attention for their potential applications in micro/nano electromechanical systems. These systems require materials with high electromechanical responses, capable of generat...

A Grid Fault Diagnosis Framework Based on Adaptive Integrated Decomposition and Cross-Modal Attention Fusion

A Grid Fault Diagnosis Framework Based on Adaptive Integrated Decomposition and Cross-Modal Attention Fusion Research Background With the continuous expansion and increasing complexity of modern power systems, the stable operation of the grid faces growing challenges. Grid faults can occur due to natural disasters, equipment failures, and local gri...

Fast Synchronization Control and Application for Encryption-Decryption of Coupled Neural Networks with Intermittent Random Disturbance

Fast Synchronization Control and Application for Encryption-Decryption of Coupled Neural Networks With Intermittent Random Disturbance I. Background and Research Motivation In recent years, neural networks have been widely applied in various fields such as data classification, image recognition, and combinatorial optimization problems. Regarding th...