A method facilitates altering consciousness by transcranial stimulation to adjust the membrane potential duration of sensory cortex dendritic spine necks. Sensory cortex spine neck membranes are conscious. The method comprises the steps of placing electrodes on or near a scalp; applying electric fields to spine neck membranes in sensory cortex; adjusting stimulation parameters; and altering consciousness for a predetermined duration.

Provided are methods comprising presenting a sensory environment to an individual experiencing the effects of a psychoactive agent, monitoring the neural status, the physiological status, or both, of the individual, and presenting a modified sensory environment to the individual based on the monitoring. In certain embodiments, the agent is a psychedelic agent. According to some embodiments, presenting a sensory environment to the individual comprises presenting to the individual a visual stimulus, an auditory stimulus, a tactile stimulus, an olfactory stimulus, or any combination thereof. In certain embodiments, presenting a modified sensory environment to the individual comprises presenting a customized sensory environment to the individual in real-time based on the monitoring. In some embodiments, the individual is suffering from a mental health condition selected from depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), addiction, and any combination thereof. Systems that find use in practicing the methods of the present disclosure are also provided.

A method for inducing a hibernation-like state and a device for the same is described. The method is a chemical and physical method for reducing, in a subject, a theoretical set-point temperature of a body temperature and/or a feedback gain of heat production, or for inducing a hibernation-like state in the subject, the method including applying an excitatory stimulus to pyroglutamylated RFamide peptide (QRFP)-producing neurons. A device used to implement the method is also described.

Systems and methods for medical patient distraction may permit watching an immersive video headset during a dental or medical procedure that is compatible with nitrous oxide. Having the ability to watch a show on an immersive video headset while using nitrous oxide may allow for further distraction of the patient from the discomfort of dental or medical procedures. The parts and pieces of the immersive video headset that touch the patient may be detachable so they can be changed between patients for easy sterilization and cleanliness. Also, the immersive video headset may be capable of mirroring what is on a phone or nearby computer. The design of the headset may be specifically compatible with being able to use a nitrous hood during dental or medical procedures.

Systems and methods of the present disclosure are directed to neural stimulation via non-invasive sensory stimulation. Non-invasive sensory stimulations can comprise audio stimulation, visual stimulation, mechanical stimulation, or a combination thereof. The combination and/or sequence of one or more of audio, visual, and mechanical brain stimulations can adjust, control or otherwise manage the frequency of the neural oscillations to provide beneficial effects to one or more cognitive states or cognitive functions of the brain, while mitigating or preventing adverse consequences on a cognitive state or cognitive function that stems from, for example, sleep deprivation, stress, hormonal imbalance, or other physical, physiological, or psychological conditions. In doing so, the present systems and methods can improve the cognitive potential of a person.

Systems methods are described for modifying sleep patterns based on biofeedback. The method may include identifying a target sleep pattern from a plurality of candidate sleep patterns, receiving biofeedback information from a user, identifying a stimulus pattern based on the target sleep pattern and the biofeedback information, and providing at least one stimulus to the user based on the stimulus pattern.

An applicator can include a dispenser for dispensing an amount of a therapeutic composition, which can include an amount of sugar or sugar alcohol and an amount of an alkalizing agent. In some cases, the alkalizing agent can include L-Arginine. In some cases, 75% or more of the composition by weight has a comedogenicity rating of 3 or less on a scale of 0-5. The dispenser can also have a power supply configured to provide power through a contact tip of the dispenser to provide nerve stimulation, such as using vibration, heating, cooling, and/or electrical stimulation.

A method of transplanting a desired emotional state from a donor to a recipient, comprising determining an emotional state of the donor, recording neural correlates of the emotional state of the donor who is in the desired emotional state; analyzing neural correlates of the emotional state of the donor to decode at least one of a temporal and a spatial pattern corresponding to the desirable emotional state; converting said at least one of a temporal and a spatial pattern corresponding to the desirable emotional state into a neurostimulation pattern; storing the neurostimulation pattern in the nonvolatile memory; retrieving the neurostimulation pattern from the nonvolatile memory; stimulating the recipient's brain with at least one stimulus modulated with the neurostimulation pattern to induce the desired emotional state in the recipient.

A device control system including a wearable device and a server. The wearable device includes a device that ejects a fragrance material, a biological sensor, and a computer. The computer transmits biological data to the server, receives a first control signal, and causes the device to eject a fragrance material upon receipt of the first control signal. The server includes a computer. The computer receives the biological data, estimates users emotion from the received biological data, and in a case where it is determined that the user has positive emotion by using a result of the estimation, (i) transmits the first control signal to the wearable device and (ii) transmits, to an aroma device, a second control signal for causing the aroma device to eject a fragrance material at a predetermined timing.

Providing a system that prevents decrease of attentiveness of drowsiness of a driver of a moving vehicle. A safe-driving support system is provided. The safe-driving support system comprises: a spraying device having a shape being able to be steadily placed near a driving seat of a movable body and spraying in the movable body; a mobile information processing device configured to be able to perform proximity communication with the spraying device and being able to obtain current location information via a GPS; and an information providing server providing the information processing device with information via the Internet.