Abstract:
To expand an information-presenting capacity of soap bubble, a soap bubble-generating system includes: a fragrance generating unit which generates a fragrance; a soap film generating unit which generates a soap film; and a soap bubble generating unit which sprays a fragrance-containing gas toward the soap film to generate a soap bubble in which the fragrance is enclosed.
Abstract:
Exemplary embodiments of a system and method can be provided for measuring a level and/or details of how engaging, effective or memorable a stimulus that may be based on information associated with one or more subjects' neuronal, physiological and/or behavioral responses to the stimulus. In addition, an exemplary embodiment of a computer-accessible medium containing executable instructions thereon can also be provided which can be executed by a processing arrangement. For example, when the processing arrangement executes the instructions, the processing arrangement can be configured to, e.g., receive neuronal, physiological and/or behavioral data one or more subjects being presented with stimuli, determine further data associated with a measure of inter-subject similarity of the neuronal, physiological and/or behavioral data, and identify particular portions of the stimuli that meet a pre-determined criteria relating to the further data associated with the measure of inter-subject similarity. In addition, the processing arrangement can be further configured to display and/or store identifiers of the particular portions of the stimuli in a storage arrangement in a user-accessible format and/or a user-readable format.
Abstract:
A multi-modal physiological assessment device and method enables the simultaneous recording and then subsequent analysis of multiple data streams of biological signal measurements to assess the health and function of the brain. The multi-modal assessment system includes at least one channel of EEG brainwave data in combination with cognitive information that provide a two-dimensional data stream of (x(t), y(t)) of cognitive information; voice recordings; motion, position, and stability data; galvanic skin conductance; temperature of the subject; pulse-oximetry data, cerebral blood perfusion data, vaso-motor reactivity data, and the like. The collected data is processed to construct candidate features extracted from multiple biological sensor data streams and correlated with multi-modal signatures to identify data indicative of brain health, disease and injury.
Abstract:
A biological sensor based system for detecting odors, which comprises (a) a compartment for completely or partially secluding and enclosing a biological sensor located therewithin that is configured to enable the biological sensor to perform normal animal motions as well as an odor detection operation; (b) an air inlet in the compartment through which odor laden flows into an interior of the compartment; (c) an air outlet through which the odor laden air is dischargeable from the compartment; (d) an animal depressible button which is movably connected to a wall of the compartment and is depressible by the biological sensor upon detection that the introduced odor is a predetermined target odor; (e) a force sensor connected to the button for sensing the pressing parameters applied by the biological sensor onto the pushbutton; (f) an analysis unit for determining whether the pressing parameters are within an expected range for the biological sensor and for transmitting an alert signal to a law enforcement entity or relevant official authorities when the pressing parameters are within the expected range and the pressing parameters are indicative of a known reaction of the biological sensor after detecting the predetermined target odor.
Abstract:
Appropriate measurement and analysis parameters are set according to cerebral function to be measured. To measure gustatory function, a time period of absence of cerebral activity to be measured is set so as not to contain a period of 60 seconds after start of stimulation, an activity period for analysis for an oxyhemoglobin concentration change signal is set so as to contain a period between an instant after a lapse of 16 seconds, and an instant after a lapse of 25 seconds, after the start of the stimulation, and an activity period for analysis for a deoxyhemoglobin concentration change signal is set so as to contain a period between an instant after a lapse of 28 seconds and an instant after a lapse of 37 seconds after the start of the stimulation. Moreover, a time interval between stimulations is set to 80 seconds or more.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for readily and reliably screening olfactory mucosa stimulating compounds are provided. An olfactory mucosa stimulating compound is sprayed through an atomizing nozzle 33 to an olfactory mucosa of a rat fixed in a test animal fixing device 32. A measuring electrode portion 10 is implanted in an olfactory bulb of the rat for measuring an electrical signal generated in the olfactory bulb. Efficacy of the olfactory mucosa stimulating compound is determined based on a correlation between an electrical signal measured by the measuring electrode portion 10 when the olfactory mucosa stimulating compound is sprayed on the olfactory mucosa of the rat and a physiological response induced in the rat.
Abstract:
A device for examining a pathological interaction between different brain areas, including a stimulation unit, which administers identical stimuli to a patient in a sequential manner, wherein the stimuli stimulate neurons of the patient in the brain areas to be examined, a measuring unit for recording measurement signals that represent a neural activity of the stimulated neurons, and a control and analysis unit for controlling the stimulation unit and for analyzing the measurement signals. The control and analysis unit transforms the measurement signals into the complex plane, examines the distribution of the phases of stimuli of the measurement signals absorbed by the measuring unit in response to the stimuli delivered to the patient, and determines the probability, with which the phase distribution differs from a uniform distribution, in order to ascertain whether a pathological interaction between the brain areas exists.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for treating pain are described. Systems and methods for treating pain using video games, tilt tables and bio-sensors are described wherein the level of the video game is controlled by a computer based on the feedback from a patient. Corresponding systems are also disclosed.
Abstract:
Methods, devices, and systems are disclosed for producing cognitive and/or sensory profiles. In one aspect, a method to provide a cognitive or sensory assessment of a subject includes selecting a profile category from among a cognitive performance profile, a sensory performance profile, and a cognitive and sensory performance profile, presenting a sequence of stimuli to a subject, the sequence of stimuli based on the selected profile category, acquiring physiological signals of the subject before, during, and after the presenting the sequence of stimuli to produce physiological data, and processing the physiological data to generate an information set including one or more quantitative values associated with the selected profile category.
Abstract:
A method for assessing a subject perception of a stimulus property, comprising: applying to a subject at least a first sensory stimulus having a first value for the stimulus property and a second sensory stimulus having a second value for the stimulus property different from the first value; requesting the subject to identify a characteristic of the first and second sensory stimuli during the application thereof, the characteristic being unrelated to the stimulus property to be assessed, thereby focusing an attention of the subject on a decision making task; measuring an activity of at least one brain region of the subject during the application of the first and second sensorial stimuli and the identification of the characteristic thereof, thereby obtaining a brain activity measurement; and determining a difference of stimulus property perceived by the subject between the first and second sensory stimuli from the brain activity measurement.