PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
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The portable electronic device comprises radiation means (104A, 104B) for directing optical radiation energy non-invasively at intracranial nerve tissue of a user through an external auditory canal of the user of the portable electronic device to stimulate the user'"'"'s intracranial nerve tissue. Stimulation may have a metabolic and/or nervous response, which appears as a change in alertness, diurnal rhythm and in concentrations of several hormones and brain transmitters.
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- 19. A portable electronic device, wherein the portable electronic device comprises radiation means (104A, 104B) for directing optical radiation energy non-invasively at intracranial nerve tissue of a user through an external auditory canal of the user of the portable electronic device to stimulate the user'"'"'s intracranial nerve tissue.
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36. A method, wherein the method comprises directing (902) optical radiation energy non-invasively at intracranial nerve tissue of a user through an external auditory canal of the user of the portable electronic device to stimulate the user'"'"'s intracranial nerve tissue.
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