Sleep performance system and method of use
AssigneeNeurogeneces, Inc.
InventorsKaren Crow, Matt Sanders
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Abstract
Sleep performance systems and methods of using the same are disclosed. The sleep performance systems can improve the quality of sleep by making one or more recommendations to the subject for increasing a sleep quality score. The sleep performance systems can have one or more electroencephalography (EEG) electrodes configured to measure a subject's brain activity during sleep. The sleep performance systems can have a processor configured to quantify the quality of the subject's slow-wave sleep by determining one or more sleep performance scores associated with the measured brain activity. The sleep performance systems can recommend and/or activate sleep improvement programs based on various threshold scores.
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A sleep monitoring system, comprising:
- one or more electroencephalography (EEG) electrodes configured to measure a user's brain activity during sleep;
- a processor configured to quantify a quality of a slow-wave sleep of the user and determine a deep sleep strength parameter associated with a measured brain activity for the slow-wave sleep of between 0.5-4.0 Hz as measured with an EEG of the user during sleep;
- wherein the deep sleep strength parameter is calculated from a measure of a slow-wave sleep power on a continuous scale during a slow-wave sleep time period;
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- a memory having stored data comprising a deep sleep strength reference curve to compare against the deep sleep strength parameter measured during the slow-wave sleep of the user;
- a headband to be worn by the user during sleep monitoring wherein the headband is in communication with the system and configured to deliver an audio stimulation to the user upon receiving a signal for audio stimulation from the system,
- wherein the system is configured to provide the signal for audio stimulation to the headband during the slow-wave sleep when the deep sleep strength parameter measured during the ongoing slow-wave sleep is below a threshold value of the deep sleep strength reference curve wherein the audio stimulation improves the quality of the slow-wave sleep.
A method of quantifying a quality of a user's deep sleep strength, the method comprising:
- measuring, via one or more electroencephalography (EEG) biosensors, a user's brain activity during sleep wherein the user is determined to be in a slow-wave sleep from a measured brain activity of between 0.5-4.0 Hz as measured with an EEG of the user during sleep an EEG obtained from the user;
- quantifying, via a computer system, a quality of a slow-wave sleep from the user's brain activity during sleep by determining a deep sleep strength parameter associated with the measured brain activity wherein the deep sleep strength parameter is calculated from a measure of a slow-wave sleep power on a continuous scale;
- comparing, via the computer system, a determined value of the deep sleep strength parameter to a threshold value of a deep sleep strength reference curve;
- providing during slow-wave sleep an audio stimulation to the user via a headband in communication with the computer system to improve the quality of the ongoing slow-wave sleep following the audio stimulation wherein the audio stimulation is provided when the slow-wave sleep parameter is below the threshold value of the deep sleep strength reference curve stored on the computer system.
A method of quantifying a brain fitness score of a subject, comprising:
- measuring with an EEG sensor one or more parameters relating to a brain activity of the subject during sleep;
- determining with a programmed processor a total deep sleep time parameter based upon a function of a total amount of deep sleep time measured from the subject;
- determining with the programmed processor a longest deep sleep parameter based upon a function of a total amount of longest deep sleep time measured from the subject;
- determining with the programmed processor a deep sleep strength parameter wherein the deep sleep strength parameter is calculated from a measure of a slow-wave sleep power on a continuous scale based upon a function of a deep sleep strength measured from the subject;
- calculating with the programmed processor the brain fitness score based upon a weighting of the total deep sleep time parameter, longest deep sleep parameter, and deep sleep strength parameter;
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- providing with the programmed processor an audio stimulation during a selected portion of a slow-wave sleep cycle of the subject, wherein the audio stimulation is provided when the deep sleep strength parameter measured during the ongoing slow-wave sleep is below a threshold value of a deep sleep strength reference curve, wherein the audio stimulation improves the quality of the deep sleep and wherein the slow-wave sleep is between 0.5-4.0 Hz as measured with an EEG from the user's brain activity during the user's sleep.
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