Time Effect of Anxiety Stimuli on EEG Data Discovered by Wavelet and Data Mining Analysis

Zhuohui Xu; Nanlin Jin

doi:10.1007/978-981-96-7277-6_1

Time Effect of Anxiety Stimuli on EEG Data Discovered by Wavelet and Data Mining Analysis

Zhuohui Xu
, Nanlin Jin^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Research output: Chapter in Book or Report/Conference proceeding › Conference Proceeding › peer-review

Abstract

Anxiety is a prevalent mental state that commonly appears in daily life, and how electroencephalographic (EEG) signals respond to anxiety triggers remains poorly understood. This study aims to investigate the changes in EEG signals that respond to anxiety stimuli, at different levels of anxiety. The EEG data during exposure to the stimuli and the time immediately after exposure is analysed using both numerical computation and wavelet transform techniques. Interestingly the stimulus decreased anxiety in severely anxious participants but slightly increased anxiety in normal participants. This helps understand time effects of anxiety stimuli and aids future clinical assessments and interventions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Intelligent Data Analysis and Applications - Proceedings of the 8th Euro–China Conference on Intelligent Data Analysis and Applications, 2024
Editors	Shu-Chuan Chu, Chien-Ming Chen, Jeng-Shyang Pan, Lingping Kong
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	3-13
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Print)	9789819672769
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-7277-6_1
Publication status	Published - 2026
Event	8th Euro-China Conference on Intelligent Data Analysis and Applications, ECC 2024 - Xiamen, China Duration: 7 Dec 2024 → 9 Dec 2024

Publication series

Name	Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
Volume	445 SIST
ISSN (Print)	2190-3018
ISSN (Electronic)	2190-3026

Conference

Conference	8th Euro-China Conference on Intelligent Data Analysis and Applications, ECC 2024
Country/Territory	China
City	Xiamen
Period	7/12/24 → 9/12/24

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Data mining
EEG
Wavelet transform

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Xu, Z., & Jin, N. (2026). Time Effect of Anxiety Stimuli on EEG Data Discovered by Wavelet and Data Mining Analysis. In S.-C. Chu, C.-M. Chen, J.-S. Pan, & L. Kong (Eds.), Advances in Intelligent Data Analysis and Applications - Proceedings of the 8th Euro–China Conference on Intelligent Data Analysis and Applications, 2024 (pp. 3-13). (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies; Vol. 445 SIST). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-7277-6_1

Xu, Zhuohui ; Jin, Nanlin. / Time Effect of Anxiety Stimuli on EEG Data Discovered by Wavelet and Data Mining Analysis. Advances in Intelligent Data Analysis and Applications - Proceedings of the 8th Euro–China Conference on Intelligent Data Analysis and Applications, 2024. editor / Shu-Chuan Chu ; Chien-Ming Chen ; Jeng-Shyang Pan ; Lingping Kong. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2026. pp. 3-13 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies).

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Xu, Z & Jin, N 2026, Time Effect of Anxiety Stimuli on EEG Data Discovered by Wavelet and Data Mining Analysis. in S-C Chu, C-M Chen, J-S Pan & L Kong (eds), Advances in Intelligent Data Analysis and Applications - Proceedings of the 8th Euro–China Conference on Intelligent Data Analysis and Applications, 2024. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol. 445 SIST, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 3-13, 8th Euro-China Conference on Intelligent Data Analysis and Applications, ECC 2024, Xiamen, China, 7/12/24. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-7277-6_1

Time Effect of Anxiety Stimuli on EEG Data Discovered by Wavelet and Data Mining Analysis. / Xu, Zhuohui; Jin, Nanlin.
Advances in Intelligent Data Analysis and Applications - Proceedings of the 8th Euro–China Conference on Intelligent Data Analysis and Applications, 2024. ed. / Shu-Chuan Chu; Chien-Ming Chen; Jeng-Shyang Pan; Lingping Kong. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2026. p. 3-13 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies; Vol. 445 SIST).

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