Apparatus for testing human responses to stimuli
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1. Apparatus for testing human responses to stimuli, comprising(a) a plurality of stimuli including tactile stimuli;
- (b) means for selecting and setting into program each of said stimuli;
(c) response means for operation by a subject under test, including a device arranged to furnish indications as a result of relative movement of the jaws of a subject under test on application of a stimulus;
(d) a clock coupled to said stimuli and to said response means for registering the time which elapses after the start of a test and the operation of a stimulus for the subject to provide a response; and
(e) means for controlling and interrelating the operation of said stimuli, said response means and said clock.
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Abstract
The system of the invention includes provisions for administering a plurality of tests sequentially to a subject, with each test including a plurality of programmable visual, auditory and/or tactile stimuli and programmed desired responses. The system includes novel circuitry for interrelating the operation of the stimuli and the responses and determining premature, incorrect and correct responses and providing a printout of the reaction time of each response. The system also indicates a response which goes beyond a set maximum time period.
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22 Claims
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1. Apparatus for testing human responses to stimuli, comprising
(a) a plurality of stimuli including tactile stimuli; -
(b) means for selecting and setting into program each of said stimuli; (c) response means for operation by a subject under test, including a device arranged to furnish indications as a result of relative movement of the jaws of a subject under test on application of a stimulus; (d) a clock coupled to said stimuli and to said response means for registering the time which elapses after the start of a test and the operation of a stimulus for the subject to provide a response; and (e) means for controlling and interrelating the operation of said stimuli, said response means and said clock. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. Apparatus for testing human responses to various stimuli, comprising
(a) a housing having a first wall facing a subject to be tested and a second wall facing the operator; -
(b) a plurality of visual stimuli disposed on said first wall; (c) a source of an auditory stimuli mounted on said first wall; (d) a source of a tactile stimulus mounted on said front wall; (e) response indicating means operated by a subject, including a device arranged to furnish indications as a result of separation or closure of the jaws of a subject on application of a stimulus, particularly a tactile stimulus; (f) receptacles on said first wall; (g) means for coupling said response indicating means to said receptacles; (h) electronic circuitry provided in said housing to control and operate said stimuli and said response indicating means; (i) means for programming said stimuli and the desired responses, said programming means being provided on said second wall; and (j) means for coupling said programming means to said circuitry.
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