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US 2022/0008728 A1Published application
Brain stimulation using subcranial electrode and subcutaneous electrode
AssigneeEpic Neuro, Inc.
InventorJames William PHILLIPS
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Abstract
A method is described, which provides electrical stimulation to a person, where the current flows from a subcranial electrode, through a target brain region, through a separate conductive path, and back to a subcutaneous electrode, and where the parameters of the electric current pulses are set to influence the resonant properties of the brain.
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A method of treating a subject having an intrinsic frequency of neuronal firing in a specified EEG band, comprising:
- positioning a subcranial electrode and a subcutaneous electrode on opposite sides of a skull near a location on the skull of the subject;
- creating a separate conductive path at a separate location through the skull;
- generating electric current pulses with the subcranial electrode and the subcutaneous electrode, the electric current pulses having a pulse frequency, a pulse shape, a pulse amplitude, a pulse width, and a duty cycle, wherein the electric current pulses flow from the subcranial electrode, through a target region of a brain of the subject, through the separate conductive path at the separate location through the skull, to the subcutaneous electrode;
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- adjusting the electric current pulses in order to move a Q-factor of the intrinsic frequency of neuronal firing in the specified EEG band of the subject toward a preselected Q-factor of the intrinsic frequency.
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A method of treating a subject having an intrinsic frequency of neuronal firing in a specified EEG band, comprising:
- positioning a subcranial electrode and a subcutaneous electrode on opposite sides of a skull near a location on the skull of the subject;
- creating a separate conductive path at a separate location through the skull;
- generating electric current pulses with the subcranial electrode and the subcutaneous electrode, the electric current pulses having a pulse frequency, a pulse shape, a pulse amplitude, a pulse width, and a duty cycle, wherein the electric current pulses flow from the subcranial electrode, through a target region of a brain of the subject, through the separate conductive path at the separate location through the skull, to the subcutaneous electrode;
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- adjusting the electric current pulses in order to move the intrinsic frequency of neuronal firing in the specified EEG band of the subject toward a preselected intrinsic frequency.
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