| Abbreviation | Description |
| EEG | Electroencephalography |
| SODP | Second-order differential plot |
| GA | Genetic algorithm |
| PSO | Particle swarm optimization |
| AsyLnCPSO | PSO with asynchronous learning factor |
| STD | Standard descriptor |
| SAV | Sum of the angles between consecutive vectors |
| SSHD | Sum of the shortest distance of each point from the 45-degree line |
| STA | Sum of the triangle area using consecutive vectors |
| CTM | Central tendency measure |
| SDC | Sum of distances to coordinate |
| SSVL | Sum of successive vectors length |
| SCC | Sum of the centroid-to-centroid distance of successive triangles |