Mental Workload Estimation with Electroencephalogram Signals by Combining Multi-Space Deep Models

The human brain is in a continuous state of activity during both work and rest. Mental activity is a daily process, and when the brain is overworked, it can have negative effects on human health. In recent years, great attention has been paid to early detection of mental health problems because it can help prevent serious health problems and improve quality of life. Several signals are used to assess mental state, but the electroencephalogram (EEG) is widely used by researchers because of the large amount of information it provides about the brain. This paper aims to classify mental workload into three states and estimate continuum levels. Our method combines multiple dimensions of space to achieve the best results for mental estimation. In the time domain approach, we use Temporal Convolutional Networks, and in the frequency domain, we propose a new architecture called the Multi-Dimensional Residual Block, which combines residual blocks.