Transcranial stimulation device and method based on electrophysiological testing
AssigneeEvoke Neuroscience, Inc.
InventorsDavid W Hagedorn, James W. G. Thompson
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Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosed technology provide a combination electroencephalography and non-invasive stimulation devices. Upon measuring an electrical anomaly in a region of a brain, various non-invasive stimulation techniques are utilized to correct neural activity. Stimulation techniques include transcranial direct current stimulation, transcranial alternating current stimulation and transcranial random noise stimulation, low threshold transcranial magnetic stimulation and repetitive transcranial magnet stimulation. Devices of the disclosed technology may utilize visual, balance, auditory, and other stimuli to test the subject, analyze necessary brain stimulations, and administer stimulation to the brain.
Claims19
A bi-directional method of carrying out electrophysiological data recording and analysis with delivery of transcranial current stimulation, comprising:
- via at least one electrode, providing current stimulation of electrical currents within a brain of a person, the at least one electrode including at least one anode electrode and at least one cathode electrode, the current of the current stimulation being at least one of:
- direct current and alternating current;
- via at least one electrode, conducting a non-invasive measurement of the electrical currents within the brain of the person;
- determining an anomaly in the brain of the person based on the conducting the non-invasive measurement while the person receives sensory stimuli;
- sending a non-invasive brain stimulation via said at least one anode and said at least one cathode electrode to said brain of said person;
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- augmenting the non-invasive stimulation based on at least one measured physiological characteristic of the person.
A joint brain electro-analysis and transcranial current stimulation system comprising:
- a plurality of spaced-apart removable and replaceable at least one of:
- electrodes and sensors, arranged in a piece of headgear;
- an electroencephalography device wired to one or more of said at least one of:
- electrodes and sensors;
- a transcranial current stimulation device wired to one or more of said electrodes, wherein said electrodes are configured for conducting non-invasive measurements of a person;
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- wherein, upon determining an anomaly in the brain of the person based on the conducting the non-invasive measurement, while the person receives a sensory stimuli, the current stimulation device sends a non-invasive brain stimulation via said at least one anode and said at least one cathode electrode to the brain of said person and augmenting the non-invasive stimulation based on at least one measured physiological characteristic of the person.
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