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US 10,092,206 B2Granted
Neurofeedback treatment system and method
OwnerRivka Selainventor
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Abstract
A neurofeedback system for providing neurofeedback to at least one patient. The neurofeedback system includes: EEG head sensors; a central server to store treatment protocol algorithm(s) provided via the Internet; and a data collection module associated with a computer-based device. The data collection module: transmits the EEG brain activity to the central server via the Internet by way of the computer-based device; provides feedback to the patient; and receives a treatment protocol from the central server via the Internet by way of the computer-based device.
Claims18
A neurofeedback system for providing neurofeedback treatment to at least one patient comprising:
- at least one sensor removably attached to the head of the at least one patient and configured to measure electroencephalographic brain activity of the at least one patient;
- a central server connected to a network and configured to store at least one treatment protocol algorithm whereby the central server provides at least one treatment protocol using feedback from the measured electroencephalographic brain activity;
- at least one data collection module operable in a computer-based device;
- said computer-based device having a network connection whereby said computer-based device provides communication between said network and said at least one data collection module;
- said at least one sensor adapted to transmit said electroencephalographic brain activity to said at least one data collection module and then to said network;
- said at least one data collection module configured to:
- (a) transmit the measured electroencephalographic brain activity to said central server via said network;
- (b) provide feedback to the at least one patient in accordance with the measured electroencephalographic brain activity;
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- (c) receive said treatment protocol from the central server via said network;
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- a computer output device in electrical communication with said computer-based device;
- wherein said at least one data collection module is further configured such that, during the neurofeedback treatment, the module accesses any user-selectable computer-based program/activity and said computer output device is configured to provide the feedback to the at least one patient by modifying an output of said user-selectable computer-based program/activity in response to said electroencephalographic brain activity, said user-selectable computer-based programs/activities include any available computer-based programs/activities that comprise any and all of the following:
- word processing programs;
- spreadsheet programs;
- presentation programs;
- social networking programs;
- online games;
- e-mail systems;
- Internet surfing;
- computer apps;
- and video-sharing programs/sites, all of which being selectable by the at least one patient and independent from said neurofeedback system.
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A method of providing neurofeedback treatment to at least one patient, the method comprising:
- securing electrodes to the head of the at least one patient, the electrodes configured to measure electroencephalographic brain activity;
- providing a central server connected to a network and configured to store at least one treatment protocol algorithm whereby the central server provides at least one treatment protocol using the measured electroencephalographic brain activity;
- loading at least one data collection module operable in a computer-based device,
- said computer-based device having a network connection whereby said computer-based device provides communication between said network and said at least one data collection module;
- said at least one data collection module is connected to said network using said computer-based device;
- the at least one data collection module accessing any user-selectable computer-based program/activity during the neurofeedback treatment wherein the computer-based program/activity comprises any and all of the following:
- word processing programs;
- spreadsheet programs;
- presentation programs;
- social networking programs;
- on-line games;
- e-mail systems;
- Internet surfing;
- and video-sharing programs/sites, all of which being selectable by the at least one patient and independent from said neurofeedback system;
- transmitting the measured electroencephalographic brain activity to said central server via said network;
- providing feedback to the at least one patient in accordance with the measured electroencephalographic brain activity;
- and
- receiving said at least one treatment protocol from the central server via said network;
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- providing a computer output device in electrical communication with said computer-based device and configured to provide the feedback to the at least one patient by modifying an output of said user-selectable computer-based program/activity in response to said electroencephalographic brain activity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.