Electrode for Attention Training Techniques
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a headband configured to fit snugly to a head of a subject in an orientation from behind a first ear of the subject, across a top of a crown of the subject, to a position behind a second ear of the subject;
a first electrode disposed in the headband to contact a head of the subject at a first position; and
a second electrode disposed in the headband to contact the head of the subject at a different second position.
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Abstract
An electrode includes a core of beryllium copper alloy and a safe metal coating. In some embodiments, the beryllium copper alloy comprises more than three percent beryllium, less than three percent other metals and a remaining percent copper. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a headband, and a first and second safe metal coated copper-beryllium alloy electrode. The headband is configured to fit snugly to a head of a subject in an orientation from behind a first ear, across a crown of the subject, to a position behind a second ear. The first electrode and second electrode are disposed in the headband to contact a head of the subject at a first position and a different second position, respectively, without gels. In various embodiments, the headband includes a chip to determine an analog signal and transmit data; and, a system includes the headband and a signal analyzing unit.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a headband configured to fit snugly to a head of a subject in an orientation from behind a first ear of the subject, across a top of a crown of the subject, to a position behind a second ear of the subject; a first electrode disposed in the headband to contact a head of the subject at a first position; and a second electrode disposed in the headband to contact the head of the subject at a different second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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an apparatus comprising a headband configured to fit snugly to a head of a subject in an orientation from behind a first ear of the subject, across a top of a crown of the subject, to a position behind a second ear of the subject;
a first electrode disposed in the headband to contact a head of the subject at a first position;
a second electrode disposed in the headband to contact the head of the subject at a different second position; and
a chip-set disposed on the headband, wherein the chip set is configured to determine an analog signal based on a first signal received from the first electrode and a second signal received from the second electrode and transmit, wirelessly, data that indicates the analog signal; anda signal analyzing unit comprising; at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the signal analyzing unit to perform at least the following; receive wirelessly the digital data; determine, based on the digital data, at least a first frequency band and a different second frequency band selected from a group comprising an alpha brain wave band, a beta brain wave band, a delta brain wave band and a theta brain wave band, determine a score based on a strength or peak frequency of the first frequency band and a strength or peak frequency of the second frequency band, and cause a stimulus to be presented to the subject based at least in part on the score. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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determining a first electroencephalogram potential temporal trace at an active electrode in contact with a first position on a subject; determining a second electroencephalogram potential temporal trace at a reference electrode in contact with a different second position on the subject, wherein each of the active electrode and reference electrode is disposed in a corresponding position on a headband; determining, in a chip set disposed in the headband, an analog signal temporal trace based on the first electroencephalogram potential temporal trace and the second electroencephalogram potential temporal trace; and transmitting, from the chip set disposed in the headband, digital data that indicates the analog signal temporal trace. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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receiving wirelessly data that indicates an analog signal temporal trace based on a first electroencephalogram potential temporal trace of a subject and a different second electroencephalogram potential temporal trace of the subject; determining, based on the data, at least a first frequency band and a different second frequency band selected from a group comprising an alpha brain wave band, a beta brain wave band, a delta brain wave band and a theta brain wave band; determining a score based on a strength or peak frequency of the first frequency band and a strength or peak frequency of the second frequency band; and causing a stimulus to be presented to the subject based at least in part on the score.
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19. The method of claim 20, further comprising causing the signal analyzing unit to cause data that indicates the subject and the score to be made available to a client host.
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