System for in vivo detection of a functional area of the human brain leading to a hemispatial neglect syndrome in case of lesion

Abstract

A system for detecting a functional area (102) in the brain (104) of a person that causes hemispatial neglect in the person in the event of a lesion, includes: at least one electrode (106) for inducing a stimulus at a position of the brain (104) of the person; elements (108) for displaying a geometrical shape (112) after the stimulus; selection elements (110) for enabling the person to designate, according to predetermined instructions, a position relative to the geometrical shape (112); elements (108) for detecting the designated position; elements (116) for comparing the designated position with a position calculated according to the instructions; and elements (118, 120) for transmitting a signal on the basis of the comparison.

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