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Hramov A. E., Maksimenko V. A., Frolov N. S., Kurkin S. A., Grubov V. V., Badarin A. A., Andreev A. В., Kazantsev V. B., Gordleeva S. Y., Pitsik E. N., Pisarchik A. N. Human brain state monitoring in perceptual decision-making tasks. Izvestiya VUZ. Applied Nonlinear Dynamics, 2021, vol. 29, iss. 4, pp. 603-634. DOI: 10.18500/0869-6632-2021-29-4-603-634

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Human brain state monitoring in perceptual decision-making tasks

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Hramov Aleksandr Evgenevich, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
Maksimenko Vladimir Aleksandrovich, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
Frolov Nikita Sergeevich, Innopolis University
Kurkin Semen Andreevich, Innopolis University
Grubov Vadim Valerevich, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
Badarin Artem Aleksandrovich, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
Kazantsev Viktor Borisovich, Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Gordleeva Susanna Yurevna, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
Pitsik Elena N, Innopolis University
Pisarchik Alexander Nikolaevich, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Centre for Biomedical Technology
Abstract: 

The purpose of this review is to observe the current state of research on sensorimotor integration in the human brain during visual perception and subsequent decision-making under conditions of ambiguous information. Methods. This review examines the approaches of time-frequency wavelet analysis for brain activity when performing perceptual tasks, as well as the possibility of using such methods in the tasks of constructing brain – computer interfaces. Results. Electroencephalographic markers of increased attention during the perception of visual stimuli have been identified. Based on their we created brain – computer interfaces, which can monitor and control attention using biological feedback. Conclusion. We shown that the speed and correctness of our decisions depends on the quality of sensory evidence. Ambiguous sensory information requires more time to process, more attention and increases the probability of error. The use of neurointerfaces has shown that the brain’s resource is limited, and it is not maintained at a constant level – the time intervals of heightened attention alternate with the recovery period. 

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The work was carried out with the support of the Presidential Program for the Scientific Schools support of the Russian Federation, grant NSH-2594.2020.2
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Received: 
23.03.2021
Accepted: 
15.04.2021
Published: 
30.07.2021