Aptitude testing
First Claim
1. A method of assessing the cognitive aptitude of a subject to a predetermined task, the method including the steps of:
- (i) presenting to the subject a group of cognitive tasks;
(ii) detecting brain response signals from the subject during presentation of said group of cognitive tasks;
(iii) calculating SSVEP amplitude, phase and/or coherence responses from said brain response signals; and
(iv) comparing said SSVEP responses to known SSVEP responses obtained from individuals with high and/or low aptitudes to said predetermined task in order to assess the subject'"'"'s aptitude for said predetermined task.
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Abstract
A method of assessing the cognitive aptitude of a subject to a predetermined task, the method including the steps of: (i) presenting to the subject a group of cognitive tasks; (ii) detecting brain response signals from the subject during presentation of the group of cognitive tasks; (iii) calculating SSVEP amplitude, phase and/or coherence responses from the brain response signals; and (iv) comparing the SSVEP responses to known SSVEP responses obtained from individuals with high and/or low aptitudes to the predetermined task in order to assess the subject'"'"'s aptitude for the predetermined task.
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1. A method of assessing the cognitive aptitude of a subject to a predetermined task, the method including the steps of:
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(i) presenting to the subject a group of cognitive tasks;
(ii) detecting brain response signals from the subject during presentation of said group of cognitive tasks;
(iii) calculating SSVEP amplitude, phase and/or coherence responses from said brain response signals; and
(iv) comparing said SSVEP responses to known SSVEP responses obtained from individuals with high and/or low aptitudes to said predetermined task in order to assess the subject'"'"'s aptitude for said predetermined task. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. Apparatus for assessing the cognitive aptitude of a subject to a predetermined task, the apparatus including:
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(i) means for presenting to the subject a group of cognitive tasks;
(ii) means for detecting brain response signals from the subject during presentation of said group of cognitive tasks;
(iii) means for calculating SSVEP amplitude, phase and/or coherence responses from said brain response signals; and
(iv) means for comparing said SSVEP responses to known SSVEP responses obtained from individuals with high and/or low aptitudes to said predetermined task in order to assess the subject'"'"'s aptitude for said predetermined task. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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