Square or sine: finding a waveform with high success rate of eliciting SSVEP

Authors:
Fei Teng;Yixin Chen;Aik Min Choong;Scott Gustafson;Christopher Reichley;Pamela Lawhead;Dwight Waddell
Affiliations:
Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Mississippi, MS;Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Mississippi, MS;Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Mississippi, MS;Department of Psychology, University of Mississippi, MS;Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Mississippi, MS;Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Mississippi, MS;Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Mississippi, MS and Department of Health, Exercise Science, and Recreation Management, University of Mississippi, MS
Venue:
Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience
Year:
2011

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Abstract

Steady state visual evoked potential (SSVEP) is the brain's natural electrical potential response for visual stimuli at specific frequencies. Using a visual stimulus flashing at some given frequency will entrain the SSVEP at the same frequency, thereby allowing determination of the subject's visual focus. The faster an SSVEP is identified, the higher information transmission rate the system achieves. Thus, an effective stimulus, defined as one with high success rate of eliciting SSVEP and high signal-noise ratio, is desired. Also, researchers observed that harmonic frequencies often appear in the SSVEP at a reduced magnitude. Are the harmonics in the SSVEP elicited by the fundamental stimulating frequency or by the artifacts of the stimuli? In this paper, we compare the SSVEP responses of three periodic stimuli: square wave (with different duty cycles), triangle wave, and sine wave to find an effective stimulus. We also demonstrate the connection between the strength of the harmonics in SSVEP and the type of stimulus.