@inproceedings{03cab64eef3a401db335f47bf31f7b56,
title = "Learning mappings in brain machine interfaces with echo state networks",
abstract = "Brain Machine Interfaces (BMI) utilize linear or non-linear models to map the neural activity to the associated behavior which is typically the 2-D or 3-D hand position of a primate. Linear models are plagued by the massive disparity of the input and output dimensions thereby leading to poor generalization. A solution would be to use non-linear models like the Recurrent Multi-Layer Perceptron (RMLP) that provide parsimonious mapping functions with better generalization. However, this results in a drastic increase in the training complexity, which can be critical for practical use of a BMI. This paper bridges the gap between superior performance per trained weight and model learning complexity. Towards this end, we propose to use Echo State Networks (ESN) to transform the neuronal firing activity into a higher dimensional space and then derive an optimal sparse linear mapping in the transformed space to match the hand position. The sparse mapping is obtained using a weight constrained cost function whose optimal solution is determined using a stochastic gradient algorithm.",
author = "Rao, {Yadunandana N.} and Kim, {Sung Phil} and Sanchez, {Justin C.} and Deniz Erdogmus and Principe, {Jose C.} and Carmena, {Jose M.} and Lebedev, {Mikhail A.} and Nicolelis, {Miguel A.}",
note = "Copyright: Copyright 2015 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.; 2005 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP '05 ; Conference date: 18-03-2005 Through 23-03-2005",
year = "2005",
doi = "10.1109/ICASSP.2005.1416283",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "0780388747",
series = "ICASSP, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing - Proceedings",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "V233--V236",
booktitle = "2005 IEEE ICASSP '05 - Proc. - Design and Implementation of Signal Proces.Syst.,Indust. Technol. Track,Machine Learning for Signal Proces. Education, Spec. Sessions",
}