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US 2020/0345972 A1Published application
Method for stimulating neural activity
AssigneeSymbolics Inc.
InventorRussell NOFTSKER
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Abstract
A method for stimulating neural activity in the brain of a user of an apparatus with a display screen by causing at least one portion of the display screen to flicker in a controlled manner and utilizing the apparatus to measure an effect on a user exposed to the flicker for a time.
Claims27
An apparatus for stimulating neural activity in the brain of a user of a smartphone, comprising:
- a smartphone with a display screen and that is capable of running apps, wherein the display screen is a touch-screen display;
- a processor in the smartphone that causes at least one portion of the display screen to flicker in a controlled manner, exposing the user of the smartphone to the flicker during an exposure time thereby producing an effect on the brain of the user;
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- an app running on the smartphone that adjusts the flicker based upon the age of the user.
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An apparatus for stimulating neural activity in the brain of a user of a smartphone, comprising:
- a smartphone with a display screen and that is capable of running apps, wherein the display screen is a touch-screen display;
- a processor in the smartphone that causes at least one portion of the display screen to flicker in a controlled manner, exposing the user of the smartphone to the flicker during an exposure time thereby producing an effect on the brain of the user;
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- an app running on the smartphone that adjusts the flicker based upon the gender of the user.
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An apparatus for stimulating neural activity in the brain of a user of a smartphone, comprising:
- a smartphone with a display screen and that is capable of running apps, wherein the display screen is a touch-screen display;
- a processor in the smartphone that causes at least one portion of the display screen to flicker in a controlled manner, exposing the user of the smartphone to the flicker during an exposure time thereby producing an effect on the brain of the user;
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- an app running on the smartphone that adjusts the flicker based upon the race of the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.