Methods and systems for providing stimuli to the brain
First Claim
1. A method of providing sensory stimulation to a user, the method comprising:
- alternating sensory stimulation betweena first sensory stimulation including simultaneously providing a left visual stimulus pattern to a left eye of the user and a right auditory stimulus pattern to the right side of the head; and
a second sensory stimulation including simultaneously providing a right visual stimulus pattern to a right eye of the user and a left auditory stimulus pattern to the left side of the head of the user,wherein one or more of the left auditory stimulus pattern or the right auditory stimulus pattern comprises a sequence of stimulus patterns including a first stimulus pattern having a first pulse frequency between 3.75 Hz and 4.25 Hz, a second stimulus pattern having a second pulse frequency between 1.25 Hz and 1.75 Hz, and a third stimulus pattern having a third pulse frequency between 0.25 Hz and 0.75 Hz.
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Abstract
Visual and auditory stimuli are provided to a patient to treat various neurological disorders or conditions and/or to provide improved mental or physical performance. The visual and auditory stimuli are provided by a wearable headset or sleep mask that may be comfortably worn by a user, such as in bed to induce sleep. The wearable headset or sleep mask is operated by a personal computing device of the user, such as smartphone, having downloaded and active thereon a control application or app for the therapy. The wearable headset or sleep mask also concurrently provides tactile stimuli, and the tactile stimulus is provided from bone conduction transducers that concurrently provides the auditory stimuli.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of providing sensory stimulation to a user, the method comprising:
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alternating sensory stimulation between a first sensory stimulation including simultaneously providing a left visual stimulus pattern to a left eye of the user and a right auditory stimulus pattern to the right side of the head; and a second sensory stimulation including simultaneously providing a right visual stimulus pattern to a right eye of the user and a left auditory stimulus pattern to the left side of the head of the user, wherein one or more of the left auditory stimulus pattern or the right auditory stimulus pattern comprises a sequence of stimulus patterns including a first stimulus pattern having a first pulse frequency between 3.75 Hz and 4.25 Hz, a second stimulus pattern having a second pulse frequency between 1.25 Hz and 1.75 Hz, and a third stimulus pattern having a third pulse frequency between 0.25 Hz and 0.75 Hz. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus to provide stimulation to a user, the apparatus comprising:
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a frame configured to be worn on a head of the user; a controller programmed to generate a plurality of inputs including a left light source input, a right light source input, a left auditory source input, and a right auditory source input; a left light source configured to generate a left visual stimulus pattern from said left light source input; a right light source configured to generate a right visual stimulus pattern from said right light source input; a left auditory source configured to generate a left auditory stimulus pattern from said left auditory source input; and a right auditory source configured to generate a right auditory stimulus pattern from said right auditory source input; where said controller is programmed to generate inputs which alternate between a first input including simultaneously generating the left light source input and the right auditory source input, and a second input including simultaneously generating the right light source input and the left auditory source input, wherein one or more of the left auditory source input or the right auditory source input comprises a sequence of stimulus patterns including a first stimulus pattern having a first pulse frequency between 3.75 Hz and 4.25 Hz, a second stimulus pattern having a second pulse frequency between 1.25 Hz and 1.75 Hz, and a third stimulus pattern having a third pulse frequency between 0.25 Hz and 0.75 Hz. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of treating a neurological disease or condition or providing performance enhancement, said method comprising:
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providing a headset to be worn by a user; providing sensory stimulation to the user from the headset, where said stimulation alternates between a first sensory stimulation including simultaneously providing a left visual stimulus pattern to a left eye of the user and a right auditory stimulus pattern to the right side of the head, and a second sensory stimulation including simultaneously providing a right visual stimulus pattern to a right eye of the user and a left auditory stimulus pattern to the left side of the head of the user, wherein one or more of the left auditory stimulus pattern or the right auditory stimulus pattern comprises a sequence of stimulus patterns including a first stimulus pattern having a first pulse frequency between 3.75 Hz and 4.25 Hz, a second stimulus pattern having a second pulse frequency between 1.25 Hz and 1.75 Hz, and a third stimulus pattern having a third pulse frequency between 0.25 Hz and 0.75 Hz. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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