Systems and methods for modulating physiological state
AssigneePolyvagal Science LLC
InventorStephen Porges
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided to monitor bio-signals associated with one or more physiological structures of a subject, process the bio-signals to determine neural information, determine a current state of the subject based on the neural information, determine feedback to be provided to the subject based on the current neural state and a desired neural state, and/or to provide the feedback to the subject in order to modify the subject's current neural state to the desired neural state. The neural information may include validated neural indices relating to dynamic regulation of the monitored physiological structures via identifiable neural pathways and/or neural metrics quantified from such neural indices.
Claims37
A method comprising:
- A. receiving bio-signal information relating to bio-signals associated with a monitored physiological structure of a subject;
- B. determining neural information from the bio-signal information, the neural information comprising:
- one or more neural indices determined from the bio-signal information;
- and
- one or more neural metrics determined from at least one neural index of the one or more neural indices;
- C. determining a current state of the subject based on the neural information;
- D. upon determining that the current state is different than a desired state:
- determining feedback to be provided to the subject, based on the current state and the desired state;
- and
- providing the determined feedback to the subject to thereby modify neural regulation of the monitored physiological structure of the subject;
- and
- E. repeating steps A-D until the current state is substantially similar to the desired state or a predetermined time period expires.
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a neural sensor, from a biomonitoring device, bio-signal information relating to bio-signals associated with a monitored physiological structure of a subject;
- extracting, by the neural sensor, one or more neural indices from the bio-signal information,
- wherein each of the one or more neural indices relates to neural regulation, via an identifiable neural pathway, of the monitored physiological structure;
- and
- determining, by the neural sensor, one or more neural metrics from at least one neural index of the one or more neural indices,
- wherein each of the one or more neural metrics relates to a property of the at least one neural index selected from the group consisting of:
- amplitude, level, phase, slope and frequency;
- and
- transmitting, by the neural sensor, to an integrator/regulator, neural information comprising the one or more neural indices and the one or more neural metrics.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.