Apparatus particularly for use in the determination of the condition of the vegetative part of the nervous system
First Claim
1. Apparatus for use in the determination of the condition of the vegetative part of the nervous system and/or of sensory functions of an organism, comprising:
- first means for measuring the skin or organ surface potential of the organism;
means for generating and supplying to the organism at least one sensory stimulus selected from the group consisting of pain, visual, sound, tactile, olfactory and gustatory, andsecond means for measuring the evoked response of the organism to the at least one sensory stimulus,processing means for processing the skin or organ surface potential and the evoked response values measured by the measuring means, andcontrol means operating independently of the second means for measuring the evoked response, said control means controlling the supply of the at least one stimulus in terms of its type, intensity, duration and/or repetition rate subject to the skin or organ surface potential and the evoked response values measured by said first and second measuring means and processed by said processing means, for automatically providing a non-rhythmical sequence of stimuli.
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Abstract
Apparatus for use in the determination of the condition of the vegetative part of the nervous system and/or of sensory functions of an organism, i.e. a human being or animal. The apparatus comprises devices for generating and supplying to said organism at least one sensory stimulus chosen from a group of sensory stimuli, such as visual, sound, olfactory, gustatory, tactile or pain stimuli, and devices for measuring the skin potential and the evoked response of the organism to a stimulus. The measured data are processed by processing devices for automatically controlling the supply of at least one stimulus for providing a non-rhythmical sequence of stimuli. Preferably, pairs of stimuli are supplied for developing a conditioned reflex.
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1. Apparatus for use in the determination of the condition of the vegetative part of the nervous system and/or of sensory functions of an organism, comprising:
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first means for measuring the skin or organ surface potential of the organism; means for generating and supplying to the organism at least one sensory stimulus selected from the group consisting of pain, visual, sound, tactile, olfactory and gustatory, and second means for measuring the evoked response of the organism to the at least one sensory stimulus, processing means for processing the skin or organ surface potential and the evoked response values measured by the measuring means, and control means operating independently of the second means for measuring the evoked response, said control means controlling the supply of the at least one stimulus in terms of its type, intensity, duration and/or repetition rate subject to the skin or organ surface potential and the evoked response values measured by said first and second measuring means and processed by said processing means, for automatically providing a non-rhythmical sequence of stimuli. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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