Review Article

EEG-Based Emotion Recognition: A State-of-the-Art Review of Current Trends and Opportunities

Table 4

Comparison of stimuli used for the evocation of emotions, length of stimulus video, and emotion class evaluation.

Research authorStimuliDatasetClip lengthEmotion classes

[92]MusicIADS (4 songs)60 sec per clipPleasant, happy, frightened, angry
[93]MusicSelf-Designed (40 songs)Happy, angry, afraid, sad
[94]MusicSelf-Designed (301 songs collected from different albums)30 sec per clipHappy, angry, sad, peaceful
[95]MusicSelf-Designed (1080 songs)Anger, sadness, happiness, boredom, calm, relaxation, nervousness, pleased, and peace
[96]MusicSelf-Designed (3552 songs from Baidu)Contentment, depression, exuberance
[97]Music1000 songs from MediaEval45 sec per clipPleasing, angry, sad, relaxing
[98]MusicSelf-Designed (25 songs + Healing4Happiness dataset)247.55 secValence, arousal
[99]Music + pictureIAPS, Quran Verse, Self-Designed (Musicovery, AMG, Last.fm)60 sec per clipHappy, fear, sad, calm
[100]Music videosDEAP (40 music videos)60 sec per clipValence, arousal, dominance, liking
[101]Music videosDEAP (40 music videos)Valence, arousal
[102]Music videosDEAP (40 music videos)60 sec per clipValence, arousal
[103]Music videosDEAP (40 music videos)60 sec per clip
[104]Music videosDEAP (40 music videos)60 sec per clipValence, arousal
[105]Music videosDEAP (40 music videos)60 sec per clipValence, arousal, dominance
[106]Video clipsSelf-Designed (12 video clips)150-sec per clipHappy, fear, sad, relax
[107]Video clipsDECAF (36 video clips) [108]51–128 sec per clipValence, arousal
[109]Video clipsSelf-designed (15 video clips)120–240 sec per clipHappy, sad, fear, disgust, neutral
[110]Video clipsSEED (15 video clips), DREAMER (18 video clips)SEED (240 sec per clip), DREAMER (65–393 sec per clip)Negative, positive, and neutral (SEED). Amusement, excitement, happiness, calmness, anger, disgust, fear, sadness, and surprise (DREAMER)
[111]Video clipsSEED (15 video clips)240 sec per clipPositive, neutral, negative
[112]Video clipsSelf-Designed (20 video clips)120 sec per clipValence, arousal
[113]VRSelf-Designed (4 scenes)Arousal and valence
[114]VRAVRS (8 scenes)80 sec per sceneHappy, sad, fear, relaxation, disgust, rage
[115]VRSelf-Designed (2 video clips)475 sec + 820 sec clipHorror, empathy
[116]VRSelf-Designed (5 scenes)60 sec per sceneHappy, relaxed, depressed, distressed, fear
[117]VRSelf-Designed (1 scene)Engagement, enjoyment, boredom, frustration, workload
[118]VRSelf-Designed (1 scene that changes colour intensity)Anguish, tenderness
[114]VRAVRS (4 scenes)Happy, fear, Peace, disgust, sadness
[119]VRNAPS (Nencki Affective Picture System) (20 pictures)15 sec per pictureHappy, fear
[120]VRSelf-Designed (1 scene)90 sec per clipFear