SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NEUROCOGNITIVE TRAINING AND/OR NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

• US 20130046206A1
• Filed: 08/15/2012
• Published: 02/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intendu Technologies Limited
• Original Assignee: Intendu Ltd.
• Inventors: PREMINGER, Son
• Granted Patent: US 9,993,190 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/595
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/16 Devices for psychotechnics using teaching or educational appliances G09B1/00 - G09B7/00; Testing reaction times ; Devices for evaluating the psychological state
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/369 Electroencephalography [EEG] devices for psychotechnics A61B5/16
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6806 Gloves
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/744 Displaying an avatar, e.g. an animated cartoon character
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/00 Teaching not covered by other main groups of this subclass teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/02 of the type wherein the student is expected to construct an answer to the question which is presented or wherein the machine gives an answer to the question presented by a student

Abstract

A method of neurocognitive training or neuropsychological assessment of a subject including providing at least one initial stimulus to the subject, assessing at least one initial action of the subject in response to the at least one initial stimulus, based on the assessing the at least one initial action of the subject in response to the at least one initial stimulus, thereafter providing at least one further stimulus to the subject, assessing at least one further action of the subject in response to the at least one further stimulus and based at least on the assessing the at least one further action of the subject in response to the at least one further stimulus, thereafter providing at least one additional stimulus to the subject.

Claims

1. A method of neurocognitive training or neuropsychological assessment of a subject comprising the steps of:

providing at least one initial stimulus to said subject;

assessing at least one initial action of said subject in response to said at least one initial stimulus, said at least one initial action being at least one of absence, presence, timing and/or form of at least one of body movements, vocal expressions and facial expressions;

based on said assessing said at least one initial action of said subject in response to said at least one initial stimulus, thereafter providing at least one further stimulus to said subject;

assessing at least one further action of said subject in response to said at least one further stimulus, said at least one further action being at least one of absence, presence, timing and/or form of at least one of body movements, vocal expressions and facial expressions; and

based at least on said assessing said at least one further action of said subject in response to said at least one further stimulus, thereafter providing at least one additional stimulus to said subject.

2. A method of neurocognitive training or neuropsychological assessment of a subject according to claim 1 and wherein said assessment employs at least one of neurofeedback and biofeedback.

3. A method of neurocognitive training or neuropsychological assessment of a subject according to claim 1 and wherein said at least one further stimulus differs from said at least one initial stimulus in at least one of the following respects:

a. the number, duration, timing and/or order of the stimuli;

b. the context in which the stimuli are provided;

c. the type of stimuli;

d. the view which characterizes how the stimuli are experienced;

e. the representation of the subject in the stimuli;

f. the makeup of the environment of the stimuli;

g. the representation of the actions of the subject in the stimuli;

h. the representation of the actions of the subject on the external virtual environment;

i. aggressiveness of the stimuli;

j. extent of interactivity in a scenario initiated by the stimuli; and

k. the representation of one or more physical objects in the stimuli, which objects can be manipulated by the subject.

4. A method of neurocognitive training or neuropsychological assessment of a subject according to claim 1 and wherein said at least one further stimulus differs from said at least one initial stimulus in at least five of the following respects:

a. the number, duration, timing and/or order of the stimuli;

b. the context in which the stimuli are provided;

c. the type of stimuli;

d. the view which characterizes how the stimuli are experienced;

e. the representation of the subject in the stimuli;

f. the makeup of the environment of the stimuli;

g. the representation of the actions of the subject in the stimuli;

h. the representation of the actions of the subject on the external virtual environment;

i. aggressiveness of the stimuli;

j. extent of interactivity in a scenario initiated by the stimuli; and

k. the representation of one or more physical objects in the stimuli, which objects can be manipulated by the subject.

5. A method of neurocognitive training or neuropsychological assessment of a subject according to claim 1 and wherein said at least one further stimulus differs from said at least one initial stimulus in all of the following respects:

a. the number, duration, timing and/or order of the stimuli;

b. the context in which the stimuli are provided;

c. the type of stimuli;

d. the view which characterizes how the stimuli are experienced;

e. the representation of the subject in the stimuli;

f. the makeup of the environment of the stimuli;

g. the representation of the actions of the subject in the stimuli;

h. the representation of the actions of the subject on the external virtual environment;

i. aggressiveness of the stimuli;

j. extent of interactivity in a scenario initiated by the stimuli; and

k. the representation of one or more physical objects in the stimuli, which objects can be manipulated by the subject.

6. A method of neurocognitive training or neuropsychological assessment of a subject according to claim 1 and wherein at least one of the type and extent of subject activity in response to said at least one initial stimulus which will elicit a given at least one further stimulus is variable.

7. A method of neurocognitive training or neuropsychological assessment of a subject according to claim 2 and wherein said at least one further stimulus differs from said at least one initial stimulus in at least one of the following respects:

a. the number, duration, timing and/or order of the stimuli;

b. the context in which the stimuli are provided;

c. the type of stimuli;

d. the view which characterizes how the stimuli are experienced;

e. the representation of the subject in the stimuli;

f. the makeup of the environment of the stimuli;

g. the representation of the actions of the subject in the stimuli;

h. the representation of the actions of the subject on the external virtual environment;

i. aggressiveness of the stimuli;

j. extent of interactivity in a scenario initiated by the stimuli; and

k. the representation of one or more physical objects in the stimuli, which objects can be manipulated by the subject.

8. A method of neurocognitive training or neuropsychological assessment of a subject according to claim 2 and wherein said at least one further stimulus differs from said at least one initial stimulus in at least five of the following respects:

a. the number, duration, timing and/or order of the stimuli;

b. the context in which the stimuli are provided;

c. the type of stimuli;

d. the view which characterizes how the stimuli are experienced;

e. the representation of the subject in the stimuli;

f. the makeup of the environment of the stimuli;

g. the representation of the actions of the subject in the stimuli;

h. the representation of the actions of the subject on the external virtual environment;

i. aggressiveness of the stimuli;

j. extent of interactivity in a scenario initiated by the stimuli; and

k. the representation of one or more physical objects in the stimuli, which objects can be manipulated by the subject.

9. A method of neurocognitive training or neuropsychological assessment of a subject according to claim 2 and wherein said at least one further stimulus differs from said at least one initial stimulus in all of the following respects:

a. the number, duration, timing and/or order of the stimuli;

b. the context in which the stimuli are provided;

c. the type of stimuli

d. the view which characterizes how the stimuli are experienced;

e. the representation of the subject in the stimuli;

f. the makeup of the environment of the stimuli;

g. the representation of the actions of the subject in the stimuli

h. the representation of the actions of the subject on the external virtual environment;

i. aggressiveness of the stimuli;

j. extent of interactivity in a scenario initiated by the stimuli; and

k. the representation of one or more physical objects in the stimuli, which objects can be manipulated by the subject.

10. A method of neurocognitive training or neuropsychological assessment of a subject according to claim 2 and wherein at least one of the type and extent of subject activity in response to said at least one initial stimulus which will elicit a given at least one further stimulus is variable.

11. A method of neurocognitive training or neuropsychological assessment of a subject comprising the steps of:

providing at least one initial stimulus to said subject;

assessing at least one initial action of said subject in response to said at least one initial stimulus;

based on said assessing said at least one initial action of said subject in response to said at least one initial stimulus, thereafter providing at least one further stimulus to said subject, said at least one further stimulus differing from said at least one initial stimulus in respect of at least one of;

a view which characterizes how said at least one further stimulus is experienced;

a representation of said subject in an avatar in said at least one further stimulus;

a representation of at least one action of said subject in said avatar in said at least one further stimulus; and

a representation of at least one action of said subject on an external virtual environment context of said at least one further stimulus.

12. A method of neurocognitive training or neuropsychological assessment of a subject according to claim 11 and wherein said assessing employs at least one of neurofeedback and biofeedback.

13. A method of neurocognitive training or neuropsychological assessment of a subject according to claim 11 and wherein said at least one further stimulus also differs from said at least one initial stimulus in at least one of the following respects:

the number, duration, timing and/or order of the stimuli;

the context in which the stimuli are provided;

the type of stimuli;

the makeup of the environment of the stimuli;

aggressiveness of the stimuli;

extent of interactivity in a scenario initiated by the stimuli; and

the representation of one or more physical objects in the stimuli, which objects can be manipulated by the subject.

14. A method of neurocognitive training or neuropsychological assessment of a subject according to claim 11 and wherein said at least one further stimulus also differs from said at least one initial stimulus in at least three of the following respects:

the number, duration, timing and/or order of the stimuli;

the context in which the stimuli are provided;

the type of stimuli;

the makeup of the environment of the stimuli;

aggressiveness of the stimuli;

extent of interactivity in a scenario initiated by the stimuli; and

the representation of one or more physical objects in the stimuli, which objects can be manipulated by the subject.

15. A method of neurocognitive training or neuropsychological assessment of a subject according to claim 11 and wherein said at least one further stimulus also differs from said at least one initial stimulus in all of the following respects:

the number, duration, timing and/or order of the stimuli;

the context in which the stimuli are provided;

the type of stimuli;

the makeup of the environment of the stimuli;

aggressiveness of the stimuli;

extent of interactivity in a scenario initiated by the stimuli; and

the representation of one or more physical objects in the stimuli, which objects can be manipulated by the subject.

16. A method of neurocognitive training or neuropsychological assessment of a subject according to claim 11 and wherein at least one of the type and extent of subject activity in response to said at least one initial stimulus which will elicit a given at least one further stimulus is variable.

17. A method of neurocognitive training or neuropsychological assessment of a subject according to claim 12 and wherein said at least one further stimulus also differs from said at least one initial stimulus in at least one of the following respects:

the number, duration, timing and/or order of the stimuli;

the context in which the stimuli are provided;

the type of stimuli;

the makeup of the environment of the stimuli;

aggressiveness of the stimuli;

extent of interactivity in a scenario initiated by the stimuli; and

the representation of one or more physical objects in the stimuli, which objects can be manipulated by the subject.

18. A method of neurocognitive training or neuropsychological assessment of a subject according to claim 12 and wherein said at least one further stimulus also differs from said at least one initial stimulus in at least three of the following respects:

the number, duration, timing and/or order of the stimuli;

the context in which the stimuli are provided;

the type of stimuli;

the makeup of the environment of the stimuli;

aggressiveness of the stimuli;

extent of interactivity in a scenario initiated by the stimuli; and

the representation of one or more physical objects in the stimuli, which objects can be manipulated by the subject.

19. A method of neurocognitive training or neuropsychological assessment of a subject according to claim 12 and wherein said at least one further stimulus also differs from said at least one initial stimulus in all of the following respects:

the number, duration, timing and/or order of the stimuli;

the context in which the stimuli are provided;

the type of stimuli;

the makeup of the environment of the stimuli;

aggressiveness of the stimuli;

extent of interactivity in a scenario initiated by the stimuli; and

the representation of one or more physical objects in the stimuli, which objects can be manipulated by the subject.

20. A method of neurocognitive training or neuropsychological assessment of a subject according to claim 12 and wherein at least one of the type and extent of subject activity in response to said at least one initial stimulus which will elicit a given at least one further stimulus is variable.