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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF ELECTRICALLY EVOKED COMPOUND ACTION POTENTIALS (eCAPS), ESTIMATING SURVIVAL OF AUDITORY NERVE FIBERS, AND DETERMINING EFFECTS OF ADVANCED AGE ON THE ELECTRODE-NEURON INTERFACE IN COCHLEAR IMPLANT USERS
20230200712 · 2023-06-29 ·

Disclosed herein are of systems, methods, and computer-program products for determining if a response is an electrically evoked compound action potential (eCAP), refining raw data of an eCAP amplitude growth function (AGF) and utilizing maximum (i.e., steepest) slope from moving linear regression to effectively estimate cochlear nerve function, and determining quality of an electrode-neuron interface (ENI) using a model developed from eCAP attributes.

INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

An information providing device includes a display unit configured to output a visual stimulus; a sound output unit configured to output an auditory stimulus; a sensory stimulus output unit configured to output a sensory stimulus; an environment sensor configured to detect position information of the information providing device; a biological sensor configured to detect cerebral activation degree of a user; an output selecting unit configured to select, based on the environment information, one of the display unit, the sound output unit, and the sensory stimulus output unit; an output specification deciding unit configured to decide on a reference output specification for adjusting outputs of the display unit, the sound output unit, and the sensory stimulus output unit, based on the position information; and a user state identifying unit configured to calculate an output specification correction degree for correcting the reference output specification, based on the cerebral activation degree.

INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

An information providing device includes a display unit configured to output a visual stimulus; a sound output unit configured to output an auditory stimulus; a sensory stimulus output unit configured to output a sensory stimulus; an environment sensor configured to detect position information of the information providing device; a biological sensor configured to detect cerebral activation degree of a user; an output selecting unit configured to select, based on the environment information, one of the display unit, the sound output unit, and the sensory stimulus output unit; an output specification deciding unit configured to decide on a reference output specification for adjusting outputs of the display unit, the sound output unit, and the sensory stimulus output unit, based on the position information; and a user state identifying unit configured to calculate an output specification correction degree for correcting the reference output specification, based on the cerebral activation degree.

ELECTRODE INSERTION TOOL WITH ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONALITY

An electrode array insertion tool, including an assembly configured to provide direct array insertion functionality and ancillary array insertion functionality to a user thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the tool includes an extra-cochlea bone conduction actuator system, and the ancillary array insertion functionality is output of vibrations directly to the cochlea by the system.

Neural analysis system
09848791 · 2017-12-26 · ·

A neural analysis system, including: a neural event extractor for generating Sp/Ap curve data and field potential data for background and initial response segments obtained from a person; a correlator for correlating the Sp/Ap curve data and field potential data with pathology data for a condition, and generating biomarker data points for axes of a biomarker display; and a display module for providing display data to generate the display with the points for use in assessing the person relative to the condition.

Methods and Systems for Obtaining, Aggregating, and Analyzing Vision Data to Assess a Person's Vision Performance

The present specification describes methods and systems for modifying a media, such as Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, or Mixed Reality (VR/AR/MxR) media based on a vision profile and a target application. In embodiments of the specification, a Sensory Data Exchange (SDE) is created that enables identification of various vision profiles for users and user groups. The SDE may be utilized to modify one or more media in accordance with each type of user and/or user group.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NEUROENHANCEMENT TO ENHANCE EMOTIONAL RESPONSE
20230191073 · 2023-06-22 ·

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.

SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD

The signal processing apparatus receives an input acoustic signal, and amplitude-modulates the received input acoustic signal to generate an output acoustic signal having an amplitude change corresponding to a frequency of a gamma wave, and outputs the generated output acoustic signal.

SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD

The signal processing apparatus receives an input acoustic signal, and amplitude-modulates the received input acoustic signal to generate an output acoustic signal having an amplitude change corresponding to a frequency of a gamma wave, and outputs the generated output acoustic signal.

Mediation of traumatic brain injury
11678840 · 2023-06-20 · ·

Provided are systems, methods, and devices for providing mediation of a traumatic brain injury. Systems may include an interface, processing devices, and a controller. The interface is configured to obtain measurements from a brain of a user with a traumatic brain injury. A first processing device is configured to generate multiple brain state parameters characterizing one or more features of a brain state of the user. A second processing device is configured to generate models of the brain of the user based on the plurality of brain state parameters and the plurality of measurements, and determine, using the models and training data comprising one or more mediation data points, a mediation procedure for reducing one or more symptoms of the traumatic brain injury. The mediation procedure is provided to one or more entities, and one or more control signals are generated by the controller based on the mediation procedure.