Interpreting non-random signatures in biomedical signals with Lempel-Ziv complexity

Details Interpreting non-random signatures in biomedical signals with Lempel-Ziv complexity Interpreting non-random signatures in biomedical signals with Lempel-Ziv complexity

2006-08-20

arxiv.org/abs/nlin/0608049v3

Nonlinear Sciences

Chaotic Dynamics

12 Pages, 2 Figures

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Lempel-Ziv complexity (LZ) [1] and its variants have been used widely to identify non-random patterns in biomedical signals obtained across distinct physiological states. Non-random signatures of the complexity measure can occur under nonlinear deterministic as well as non-deterministic settings. Surrogate data testing have also been encouraged in the past in conjunction with complexity estimates to make a finer distinction between various classes of processes. In this brief letter, we make two important observations (1) Non-Gaussian noise at the dynamical level can elude existing surrogate algorithms namely: Phase-randomized surrogates (FT) amplitude-adjusted Fourier transform (AAFT) and iterated amplitude adjusted Fourier transform (IAAFT). Thus any inference nonlinear determinism as an explanation for the non-randomness is incomplete (2) Decrease in complexity can be observed even across two linear processes with identical auto-correlation functions. The results are illustrated with a second-order auto-regressive process with Gaussian and non-Gaussian innovations. AR (2) processes have been used widely to model several physiological phenomena, hence their choice. The results presented encourage cautious interpretation of non-random signatures in experimental signals using complexity measures.

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