EEG-Based Dataset Explicitly Targets the Transitions between Sitting and Standing for Exploring Neural Activation Patterns in Motor Imagery and Execution [Preprocessed Dataset]

This study presents the first publicly accessible electroencephalography (EEG) dataset explicitly targeting sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit transitions during both motor execution (ME) and motor imagery (MI) tasks. Twenty-two healthy participants performed sitting and standing transitions under well-controlled experimental conditions while 60-channel EEG, electrooculography (EOG), and electromyography (EMG) signals were synchronously recorded. The dataset enables the exploration of neural activation patterns associated with lower-limb movements and supports the development of EEG-based brain–computer interface (BCI) algorithms for mobility assistance and rehabilitation. To validate the dataset, a benchmark classification was conducted using EEGNet, a compact convolutional neural network. Results demonstrated consistent decoding performance with mean accuracies of approximately 80% for ME and 70% for MI, indicating the reliability and usability of the dataset. Additionally, analyses of movement-related cortical potentials (MRCPs) and event-related desynchronization/synchronization (ERD/ERS) patterns revealed distinct neural signatures across the transition phases. This dataset provides a comprehensive foundation for studying lower-limb motor control, neural dynamics, and the advancement of MI-based BCIs for rehabilitation and assistive technologies.

The raw and preprocessed data are available via the following URLs in the open-access online repository, Zenodo (https://zenodo.org).

• raw data: https://zenodo.org/records/17561969

• preprocessed data: https://zenodo.org/records/17629950