NM000242: eeg dataset, 22 subjects#
Visual imagery EEG dataset from Gao et al 2026
Access recordings and metadata through EEGDash.
Citation: Jing’ao Gao, Yao Liu, Zhengshuang Li, Kaixin Huang, Fan Wang, Jiaping Xu, Lei Zhao, Tianwen Li, Yunfa Fu (2026). Visual imagery EEG dataset from Gao et al 2026.
Modality: eeg Subjects: 22 Recordings: 125 License: CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0 Source: nemar
Metadata: Complete (90%)
Quickstart#
Install
pip install eegdash
Access the data
from eegdash.dataset import NM000242
dataset = NM000242(cache_dir="./data")
# Get the raw object of the first recording
raw = dataset.datasets[0].raw
print(raw.info)
Filter by subject
dataset = NM000242(cache_dir="./data", subject="01")
Advanced query
dataset = NM000242(
cache_dir="./data",
query={"subject": {"$in": ["01", "02"]}},
)
Iterate recordings
for rec in dataset:
print(rec.subject, rec.raw.info['sfreq'])
If you use this dataset in your research, please cite the original authors.
BibTeX
@dataset{nm000242,
title = {Visual imagery EEG dataset from Gao et al 2026},
author = {Jing'ao Gao and Yao Liu and Zhengshuang Li and Kaixin Huang and Fan Wang and Jiaping Xu and Lei Zhao and Tianwen Li and Yunfa Fu},
}
About This Dataset#
Visual imagery EEG dataset from Gao et al 2026
Visual imagery EEG dataset from Gao et al 2026.
Dataset Overview
Code: Gao2026
Paradigm: imagery
DOI: 10.1038/s41597-025-06512-5
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Visual imagery EEG dataset from Gao et al 2026
Visual imagery EEG dataset from Gao et al 2026.
Dataset Overview
Code: Gao2026
Paradigm: imagery
DOI: 10.1038/s41597-025-06512-5
Subjects: 22
Sessions per subject: 2
Events: dog=1, bird=2, fish=3, pentagram=11, square=12, circle=13, scissor=21, watch=22, cup=23, chair=24
Trial interval: [0, 4] s
Runs per session: 3
File format: BDF
Acquisition
Sampling rate: 1000.0 Hz
Number of channels: 32
Channel types: eeg=32
Montage: standard_1005
Hardware: Neuracle NeuSenW32
Reference: CPz
Ground: AFz
Sensor type: Ag/AgCl
Line frequency: 50.0 Hz
Online filters: {‘sampling_rate’: 1000}
Participants
Number of subjects: 22
Health status: healthy
Age: min=20.0, max=23.0
Gender distribution: male=17, female=5
Species: human
Experimental Protocol
Paradigm: imagery
Number of classes: 10
Class labels: dog, bird, fish, pentagram, square, circle, scissor, watch, cup, chair
Trial duration: 4.0 s
Study design: Visual imagery of animals, figures, and objects with simultaneous 32-channel EEG recording
Feedback type: none
Stimulus type: image cues
Stimulus modalities: visual
Primary modality: visual
Synchronicity: synchronous
Mode: offline
HED Event Annotations
Schema: HED 8.4.0 | Browse: https://www.hedtags.org/hed-schema-browser
dog
├─ Sensory-event
└─ Label/dog
bird
├─ Sensory-event
└─ Label/bird
fish
├─ Sensory-event
└─ Label/fish
pentagram
├─ Sensory-event
└─ Label/pentagram
square
├─ Sensory-event
└─ Label/square
circle
├─ Sensory-event
└─ Label/circle
scissor
├─ Sensory-event
└─ Label/scissor
watch
├─ Sensory-event
└─ Label/watch
cup
├─ Sensory-event
└─ Label/cup
chair
├─ Sensory-event
└─ Label/chair
Paradigm-Specific Parameters
Detected paradigm: motor_imagery
Imagery tasks: dog, bird, fish, pentagram, square, circle, scissor, watch, cup, chair
Data Structure
Trials: 16800
Trials context: 20 subjects x 2 sessions x 400 trials + 2 subjects x 1 session x 400 trials = 16800
Signal Processing
Classifiers: EEGNet, CSP+KNN
Feature extraction: CSP, deep_learning
Frequency bands: bandpass=[5.0, 30.0] Hz
Spatial filters: CSP, CAR
Cross-Validation
Method: train-test split
Evaluation type: within_subject
BCI Application
Applications: human_machine_interaction
Environment: laboratory
Online feedback: False
Tags
Pathology: Healthy
Modality: Visual
Type: Research
Documentation
DOI: 10.1038/s41597-025-06512-5
License: CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
Investigators: Jing’ao Gao, Yao Liu, Zhengshuang Li, Kaixin Huang, Fan Wang, Jiaping Xu, Lei Zhao, Tianwen Li, Yunfa Fu
Institution: Kunming University of Science and Technology
Country: CN
Repository: Figshare
Publication year: 2026
References
Gao, J., Liu, Y., Li, Z., Huang, K., Wang, F., Xu, J., Zhao, L., Li, T., & Fu, Y. (2026). An EEG Dataset for Visual Imagery-Based Brain-Computer Interface. Scientific Data. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-06512-5 Gao, J. et al. (2026). EEG Dataset for Visual Imagery. Figshare. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.30227503.v1 Appelhoff, S., Sanderson, M., Brooks, T., Vliet, M., Quentin, R., Holdgraf, C., Chaumon, M., Mikulan, E., Tavabi, K., Hochenberger, R., Welke, D., Brunner, C., Rockhill, A., Larson, E., Gramfort, A. and Jas, M. (2019). MNE-BIDS: Organizing electrophysiological data into the BIDS format and facilitating their analysis. Journal of Open Source Software 4: (1896). https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.01896 Pernet, C. R., Appelhoff, S., Gorgolewski, K. J., Flandin, G., Phillips, C., Delorme, A., Oostenveld, R. (2019). EEG-BIDS, an extension to the brain imaging data structure for electroencephalography. Scientific Data, 6, 103. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0104-8 Generated by MOABB 1.5.0 (Mother of All BCI Benchmarks) https://github.com/NeuroTechX/moabb
Dataset Information#
Dataset ID |
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Title |
Visual imagery EEG dataset from Gao et al 2026 |
Author (year) |
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Canonical |
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Importable as |
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Year |
2026 |
Authors |
Jing’ao Gao, Yao Liu, Zhengshuang Li, Kaixin Huang, Fan Wang, Jiaping Xu, Lei Zhao, Tianwen Li, Yunfa Fu |
License |
CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0 |
Citation / DOI |
Unknown |
Source links |
OpenNeuro | NeMAR | Source URL |
Found an issue with this dataset?
If you encounter any problems with this dataset (missing files, incorrect metadata, loading errors, etc.), please let us know!
Technical Details#
Subjects: 22
Recordings: 125
Tasks: 1
Channels: 32
Sampling rate (Hz): 1000.0
Duration (hours): 98.47829861111111
Pathology: Healthy
Modality: Visual
Type: Other
Size on disk: 31.7 GB
File count: 125
Format: BIDS
License: CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
DOI: —
API Reference#
Use the NM000242 class to access this dataset programmatically.
- class eegdash.dataset.NM000242(cache_dir: str, query: dict | None = None, s3_bucket: str | None = None, **kwargs)[source]#
Bases:
EEGDashDatasetVisual imagery EEG dataset from Gao et al 2026
- Study:
nm000242(NeMAR)- Author (year):
Gao2026_Visual_imagery_et- Canonical:
Gao2026
Also importable as:
NM000242,Gao2026_Visual_imagery_et,Gao2026.Modality:
eeg; Experiment type:Other; Subject type:Healthy. Subjects: 22; recordings: 125; tasks: 1.- Parameters:
cache_dir (str | Path) – Directory where data are cached locally.
query (dict | None) – Additional MongoDB-style filters to AND with the dataset selection. Must not contain the key
dataset.s3_bucket (str | None) – Base S3 bucket used to locate the data.
**kwargs (dict) – Additional keyword arguments forwarded to
EEGDashDataset.
- data_dir#
Local dataset cache directory (
cache_dir / dataset_id).- Type:
Path
- query#
Merged query with the dataset filter applied.
- Type:
dict
- records#
Metadata records used to build the dataset, if pre-fetched.
- Type:
list[dict] | None
Notes
Each item is a recording; recording-level metadata are available via
dataset.description.querysupports MongoDB-style filters on fields inALLOWED_QUERY_FIELDSand is combined with the dataset filter. Dataset-specific caveats are not provided in the summary metadata.References
OpenNeuro dataset: https://openneuro.org/datasets/nm000242 NeMAR dataset: https://nemar.org/dataexplorer/detail?dataset_id=nm000242
Examples
>>> from eegdash.dataset import NM000242 >>> dataset = NM000242(cache_dir="./data") >>> recording = dataset[0] >>> raw = recording.load()
See Also#
eegdash.dataset.EEGDashDataseteegdash.dataset