@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/5804, title = {Frontal EEG Asymmetry Based Classification of Emotional Valence using Common Spatial Patterns}, author = {Irene Winkler and Mark Jager and Vojkan Mihajlovic and Tsvetomira Tsoneva}, country = {}, institution = {}, abstract = {In this work we evaluate the possibility of predicting the emotional state of a person based on the EEG. We investigate the problem of classifying valence from EEG signals during the presentation of affective pictures, utilizing the "frontal EEG asymmetry" phenomenon. To distinguish positive and negative emotions, we applied the Common Spatial Patterns algorithm. In contrast to our expectations, the affective pictures did not reliably elicit changes in frontal asymmetry. The classifying task thereby becomes very hard as reflected by the poor classifier performance. We suspect that the masking of the source of the brain activity related to emotions, coming mostly from deeper structures in the brain, and the insufficient emotional engagement are among main reasons why it is difficult to predict the emotional state of a person.}, journal = {International Journal of Biomedical and Biological Engineering}, volume = {4}, number = {9}, year = {2010}, pages = {420 - 425}, ee = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/5804}, url = {https://publications.waset.org/vol/45}, bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/}, issn = {eISSN: 1307-6892}, publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology}, index = {Open Science Index 45, 2010}, }