Method and system for analysing sound
AssigneeX-System Limited
InventorsNigel Osborne, Robert Ashcroft, Paul Robertson, Peter Kingsley
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and system for analysing audio (eg. music) tracks. A predictive model of the neuro-physiological functioning and response to sounds by one or more of the human lower cortical, limbic and subcortical regions in the brain is described. Sounds are analysed so that appropriate sounds can be selected and played to a listener in order to stimulate and/or manipulate neuro-physiological arousal in that listener. The method and system are particularly applicable to applications harnessing a biofeedback resource.
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A method of therapy on a human subject, the method including analysing audio tracks for playback to the human subject according to a preselected desired arousal state or brain activity of the human subject, the method comprising the steps of:
- (i) accessing a set of stored individual audio tracks operable for selection for playback;
- (ii) predicting a neuro-physiological response to the individual audio tracks according to a neuro-physiological model of the functioning and response of the human lower cortical, limbic and subcortical regions in the brain to sounds, wherein the response includes rhythm response and movement response;
- (iii) receiving the selected desired arousal state or brain activity of the human subject, defined by measured electroencephalogram (EEG) or other biometric data;
- (iv) selecting audio tracks according to the predicted neuro-physiological response to the individual music tracks, and according to the selected desired arousal state or brain activity of the human subject, and
- (v) playing the selected audio tracks to the human subject.
A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory storage medium, the computer program product executable to perform a method of therapy on a human subject, the method including analysing audio tracks for playback to the human subject according to a preselected desired arousal or brain activity state of the human subject, the computer program product executable to:
- (i) access a set of stored individual audio tracks operable for selection for playback;
- (ii) predict a neuro-physiological response to the individual audio tracks according to a neuro-physiological model of the functioning and response of the human lower cortical, limbic and subcortical regions in the brain to sounds, wherein the response includes rhythm response and movement response;
- (iii) receive the selected desired arousal state or brain activity of the human subject, defined by measured electroencephalogram (EEG) or other biometric data;
- (iv) select audio tracks according to the predicted neuro-physiological response to the individual music tracks, and according to the selected desired arousal or brain activity state of the human subject, and
- (v) play the selected audio tracks to the human subject.
A computing device, adapted to manipulate the arousal or brain activity of a human subject by using a method of therapy on the human subject, the device adapted to analyse audio tracks for playback to the human subject according to a preselected desired arousal state or brain activity of the human subject, such that the device is configured to:
- (i) access a set of stored individual audio tracks operable for selection for playback;
- (ii) predict a neuro-physiological response to the individual audio tracks according to a neuro-physiological model of the functioning and response of the human lower cortical, limbic and subcortical regions in the brain to sounds, wherein the response includes rhythm response and movement response;
- (iii) receive the selected desired arousal state or brain activity of the human subject, defined by measured electroencephalogram (EEG) or other biometric data;
- (iv) select audio tracks according to the predicted neuro-physiological response to the individual music tracks, and according to the selected desired arousal or brain activity state of the human subject, and
- (v) play the selected audio tracks to the human subject.
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