Classification of EEG signals using relative wavelet energy and artificial neural networks

Electroencephalographms (EEGs) are records of brain electrical activity. It is an indispensable tool for diagnosing neurological diseases, such as epilepsy. Wavelet transform (WT) is an effective tool for analysis of non-stationary signal, such as EEGs. Relative wavelet energy (RWE) provides information about the relative energy associated with different frequency bands present in EEG signals and their corresponding degree of importance. This paper deals with a novel method of analysis of EEG signals using relative wavelet energy, and classification using Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs). The obtained classification accuracy confirms that the proposed scheme has potential in classifying EEG signals.