Apparatus and method for changing critical brain activity using light and sound
OwnerPeter D. Jailletinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus and method is disclosed for selectively stimulating cortical brain activity of a patient with hemispheric brain differences using light and/or sound includes exposing the patient to one or more lights (12) placed in close proximity to a patient's eyes (20, 30) wherein the one or more of lights (12) selectively stimulate the non-dominant eye (30) connected to the non-dominant cerebral hemisphere.
Claims27
An apparatus comprising:
- a surface;
- one or more lights disposed on said surface;
- a microprocessor integrally housed in said apparatus and electrically connected to said lights and controlling said lights;
- and
- a power source integrally housed in said apparatus and electrically connected to said microprocessor and said lights,
- wherein said apparatus is portable, self-contained and adapted to be worn by a human being.
An apparatus for treating learning disorders by selectively stimulating a non-dominant cerebral hemisphere of a patient comprising:
- one or more lights positioned in close proximity to a patient's eye;
- one or more sound sources positioned in close proximity to a patient's ear;
- a microcontroller electrically connected to the lights and the sound sources and controlling the lights and sounds, the one or more lights and sound sources being selectively controlled by the microcontroller;
- and
- a power source electrically connected to the microcontroller that provides electricity to the one or more lights, the one or more sound sources and the microcontroller,
- wherein the lights, sound sources, microcontroller and power source are integral in the apparatus to provide a self-contained, portable apparatus.
A method for treating a patient that has been diagnosed with dyslexia, the method comprising the steps of:
- identifying a dyslexic patient;
- providing a portable, self-contained apparatus to the patient, the apparatus comprising a surface disposable in close proximity to the patient's eyes and ears;
- one or more light and sound sources disposed on said surface;
- a microprocessor integrally housed in said apparatus and electrically connected to said light and sound source and controlling said light and sound sources and a power supply integrally housed in said apparatus to provide power to said microprocessor and to said light and sound sources;
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- selectively stimulating the non-dominant hemisphere of the of the brain of said patient using said apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.