The configurations herein are directed to a sleep trolley system for automation of sleep disruption. Such a unique system often includes a platform support system; a natural habitat chamber configured for an animal subject, wherein the natural habitat chamber is removeably disposed thereon the platform support system; an agitator disposed therein the natural habitat chamber, wherein the agitator is configured with a first magnetic component to provide magnetic coupling; a trolley affixed to the platform support system; wherein the trolley is configured with a second magnetic component, wherein the second magnetic component exerts a magnetic attraction force with the first magnetic component coupled to the agitator as disposed therein the natural habitat chamber; and a control system configured to move the trolley along a dimension of the platform support system so as to guide the agitator along a corresponding length of the natural habitat chamber via the magnetic attraction force.

The disclosure deals with a system and method for inducing sleep loss in animal test subjects, such as rats. A sleep deprivation chamber uses a DC Servo motor with a controller to cause a bar to sweep across the rodent cage floor. The system is programmed to sweep the bar across the floor of the rodent cage at varying intervals. The maximum speed at which the bar sweeps the entire rodent cage is within 3 seconds. The chamber is designed such that it can structurally accommodate a receiver and record EEG/EMG telemetrically in animals that have been implanted with sleep transmitters. During the sleep deprivation protocol, food and water are available to animals in the chamber at all times. The chamber is also designed to fit a standardized rodent (e.g., rat or mouse) cage, and plural cages such as an 8-chamber sleep restriction device can be simultaneously operated.

Methods, systems, and techniques for providing neurofeedback and for training brain wave function are provided. Example embodiments provide a Brain Training Feedback System (BTFS), which enables participants involved in brain training activities to learn to evoke/increase or suppress/inhibit certain brain wave activity based upon the desired task at hand. In one embodiment, the BTFS provides a brain/computer interaction feedback loop which monitors and measures EEG signals (brain activity) received from participant and provides feedback to participant. The BTFS may use an FFT based system or machine learning engines to deconstruct and classify brain wave signals. The machine learning based BTFS enable optimized feedback and rewards, adaptive feedback, and an ability to trigger interventions to assist in desired brain transitions.

The present disclosure provides personal multimedia pods that convert from an enclosable premium theater system with seating for one or more users to an unenclosed chair and/or to an output audio/video device capable of connecting (e.g., wirelessly connecting) to other audio/visual equipment.

A cooling bed system is configured to provide a cooling airflow around a patient suffering from heat exhaustion, heat stroke and or burns. A cooling bed system produces an airflow over a patient and preferably an airflow from both above and below the patient to more effectively and quickly cool the patient. A cooling bed system may also include a liquid dispenser that creates mist that is carried by the airflow to further cool the patient. A patient may be supported by a platform having a plurality of openings to allow airflow and mist to pass therethrough. A controller controls the airflow rate and/or temperature of the air, and may also control the liquid dispensing rate and/or temperature of the liquid as a function of an input from a temperature sensor to effectively and safely cool the patient.

Apparatus and techniques for implementing an isolation chamber, and more particularly for implementing an EMF shielded isolation chamber. In various embodiments, an isolation tank includes a shell having an upper cover and a lower tank portion having one or more sidewalls connected to a floor. The lower tank portion is configured to hold liquid and the lower tank portion and the upper cover together define an interior chamber configured to receive a user. The isolation tank further includes a conductive shield associated with at least a portion of the shell and configured to shield at least a portion of the interior chamber from external electromagnetic fields. In various additional embodiments, the isolation tank includes a shield ground for electrically grounding the shield and/or a liquid ground for electrically grounding the liquid.

Introduced are methods and systems for a sleep pod. An occupant of a sleep pod can have a personalized sleeping experience based on an analysis of biological signals, environmental characteristics, occupant history, and other factors.

An external ventilation system of a capsule pod sleeping chamber that includes a wall with an exterior side that faces a communal space and an interior side that faces an interior of the capsule pod sleeping chamber. The external ventilation system further includes a duct to route first air out from the communal space to an area separated from air of the capsule pod sleeping chamber, where the duct is located between the exterior side and the interior side, and there is an aperture located on the exterior side opening into the duct.

Virtual reality method intended to be implemented in a virtual reality system, the method including the production of a stimulus in the system during a period of stimulation, the stimulus including: a projection of an image sequence; a production of a first sound signal including a soundtrack linked to the progress of the image sequence; a production of a second sound signal having a first frequency and a third sound signal having a second frequency, the second sound signal being audible from one ear and the third sound signal being audible from the other ear of the user; a production of a fourth sound signal including a spoken presentation; during an initial portion of said predetermined period, the stimulus further including an induction signal; and during a final portion of said predetermined period, the intensity of the sound signals decreasing in intensity until a zero intensity, and the image sequence decreasing in intensity until a zero intensity.

The present disclosure provides a therapeutic method and related system applicable to learning, attention, cognitive, and developmental disorders. This method combines auditory, visual, and vestibular stimuli into a systematic method which can be customized to address individual learning, attention, and processing disorders. This therapeutic method may be wirelessly implemented in a group setting.