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However, it is still a challenge to improve the accuracy of MI-EEG classification. A deep learning framework termed IS-CBAM-convolutional neural network (CNN) is proposed to address the non-stationary nature, the temporal localization of excitation occurrence, and the frequency band distribution characteristics of the MI-EEG signal in this paper. First, according to the logically symmetrical relationship between the C3 and C4 channels, the result of the time-frequency image subtraction (IS) for the MI-EEG signal is used as the input of the classifier. It both reduces the redundancy and increases the feature differences of the input data. Second, the attention module is added to the classifier. A convolutional neural network is built as the base classifier, and information on the temporal location and frequency distribution of MI-EEG signal occurrences are adaptively extracted by introducing the Convolutional Block Attention Module (CBAM). This approach reduces irrelevant noise interference while increasing the robustness of the pattern. The performance of the framework was evaluated on BCI competition IV dataset 2b, where the mean accuracy reached 79.6%, and the average kappa value reached 0.592. 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