Real-time data-reusing adaptive learning of a radial basis function network for tracking evoked potentials

IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2006 Feb;53(2):226-37. doi: 10.1109/TBME.2005.862540.

Abstract

Tracking variations in both the latency and amplitude of evoked potential (EP) is important in quantifying properties of the nervous system. Adaptive filtering is a powerful tool for tracking such variations. In this paper, a data-reusing non-linear adaptive filtering method, based on a radial basis function network (RBFN), is implemented to estimate EP. The RBFN consists of an input layer of source nodes, a single hidden layer of non-linear processing units and an output layer of linear weights. It has built-in nonlinear activation functions that allow learning of function mappings. Moreover, it produces satisfactory estimates of signals against a background noise without a priori knowledge of the signal, provided that the signal and noise are independent. In clinical situations where EP responses change rapidly, the convergence rate of the algorithm becomes a critical factor. A carefully designed data-reusing RBFN can accelerate the convergence rate markedly and, thus, enhance its performance. Both theoretical analysis and simulation results support the improved performance of our new algorithm.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Algorithms*
  • Artificial Intelligence*
  • Brain / physiopathology*
  • Computer Simulation
  • Computer Systems
  • Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Electroencephalography / methods*
  • Evoked Potentials*
  • Humans
  • Models, Neurological
  • Reaction Time
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity