Visual stimulus color effect on SSVEP-BCI in augmented reality

• Published in: Biomedical signal processing and control Vol. 78; p. 103906
• Main Authors: Du, Yulin, Zhao, Xincan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2022
• Subjects: Augmented reality; Brain computer interface; Steady-state visual evoked potential; Stimulus color; Steady-state visual evoked potential; Stimulus color; Brain computer interface; Augmented reality
• ISSN: 1746-8094; 1746-8108
• DOI: 10.1016/j.bspc.2022.103906

Augmented-reality-based steady-state visual evoked potential (AR-SSVEP) has improved the flexibility and portability of the brain–computer interface (BCI) system. However, in AR-SSVEP, the visual stimuli are displayed in the real world. It remains to be seen whether the color of visual stimuli has the same effect on AR-SSVEP as on computer screen-based steady-state visual evoked potential (PC-SSVEP). To explore the impact of stimulus color on the classification accuracy of augmented-reality-based brain–computer interface (AR-BCI), we designed stimulus interfaces with four colors (white, red, green, and blue). A PC and optical see-through head-mounted display (OST-HMD) device (HoloLens) displayed a similar layout. Experimental results showed that the effect of visual stimulus color on classification in AR-SSVEP and PC-SSVEP was inconsistent. In AR-SSVEP, green visual stimuli performed better when the stimulation duration was less than 1.5 s, while red and white visual stimuli were preferred when the stimulation duration was more than 1.5 s. In PC-SSVEP, red visual stimuli obtained the highest information transmission rate (ITR). Blue was the worst in both types of SSVEP-BCI. The results of this study can guide the color selection of visual stimuli in AR-SSVEP. •Realizing the experimental paradigm containing different visual stimuli colors in PC and AR.•The effect of visual stimulus color on classification in AR-SSVEP and PC-SSVEP was inconsistent.•The classification result was affected by the visual stimulus colors and stimulation duration in AR-SSVEP.