用因果信息流构建脑电情绪识别模型,更准更省参数。
GL-LFGNN:A Global-Local Dual-branch Causal Graph Neural Network Based on Liang-Kleeman Information Flow for EEG Emotion Recognition

- 基于李-克莱曼信息流构建有向图,捕捉神经信号因果关系。
- 在MEEG数据集上达86.17%(唤醒)和86.71%(效价)准确率。
- 参数量仅37K,比当前最好方法少约90%,适合低资源场景。
基于脑电的情绪识别在情感障碍客观诊断中具有重要意义。图神经网络(GNN)已成为建模脑电信号通道间依赖关系的主流方法,但现有方法依赖于空间邻近或功能相关性构建的对称邻接矩阵,仅反映统计关联而非有向因果影响,与神经信息流动的固有非对称性和因果驱动特性相悖。为此,我们提出GL-LFGNN,一种基于李-克莱曼信息流理论的全局-局部双分支因果图神经网络。不同于仅判断时间先后的格兰杰因果,本方法从动力系统角度严格量化因果强度,生成具有神经生理可解释性的有向图。双分支架构融合全脑连接与区域特异性处理,符合已知功能神经解剖结构。在MEEG数据集上,GL-LFGNN在唤醒度和效价识别上分别达到86.17%和86.71%的准确率,仅需37K参数,约为当前最优方法的10%,表明合理的因果建模能同时提升可解释性、泛化能力与计算效率。代码将开源。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
EEG-based emotion recognition holds significant promise for objective diagnosis of mood disorders. Graph neural networks (GNNs) have emerged as the dominant paradigm for modeling inter-channel dependencies in EEG, yet existing approaches rely on symmetric adjacency matrices derived from spatial proximity or functional correlations that fundamentally capture statistical associations rather than directed causal influences, which conflicts with the inherently asymmetric, causally-driven nature of neural information flow. To bridge this gap, we propose GL-LFGNN, a Global-Local Dual-branch Causal Graph Neural Network grounded in Liang-Kleeman information flow theory. Unlike Granger causality that merely assesses temporal precedence, our approach rigorously quantifies causal strength from a dynamical systems perspective, yielding neurophysiologically interpretable directed graphs. A dual-branch architecture further integrates whole-brain connectivity with region-specific processing aligned to established functional neuroanatomy. On the MEEG dataset, GL-LFGNN achieves 86.17% (Arousal) and 86.71% (Valence) accuracy with only 37K parameters -- approximately 10% of the current state-of-the-art -- demonstrating that principled causal modeling can simultaneously enhance interpretability, generalization, and computational efficiency. Code will be released.
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