Electroencephalographic apparatus for exploring responses to quantified stimuli
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1. Electroencephalographic apparatus for exploring a person'"'"'s response to external stimuli, comprising:
- electroencephalographic sensing means for sensing brainwave signals from the person;
stimulating means for generating the stimuli;
processing means having at least a first input operative for receiving said brainwave signals, at least a second input for monitoring said stimuli;
said processing means including computing means operative for computing a correlation quotient of said brainwave signals and said stimuli, said processing means including a microprocessor, and a memory coupled to said processor for storing processing programs for said microprocessor;
a Fourier algorithm stored in the memory for transforming said brainwave signals into Fourier signals, said Fourier algorithm being a fast Fourier algorithm;
further including a correlation quotient transform stored in said memory for generating a correlation coefficient between said brainwave signals and said stimuli; and
an encryption algorithm stored in said memory for encrypting said correlation coefficient.
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Abstract
An electroencephalographic apparatus for exploring a person'"'"'s response to external stimuli, which includes electroencephalographic sensing apparatus for sensing brainwave signals from the person; stimulating apparatus for generating the stimuli; and processing apparatus having at least a first input operative for receiving the brainwave signals, at least a second input for monitoring the stimuli; the processing apparatus including computing apparatus operative for computing a correlation quotient of the brainwave signals and the stimuli.
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8 Claims
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1. Electroencephalographic apparatus for exploring a person'"'"'s response to external stimuli, comprising:
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electroencephalographic sensing means for sensing brainwave signals from the person; stimulating means for generating the stimuli; processing means having at least a first input operative for receiving said brainwave signals, at least a second input for monitoring said stimuli;
said processing means including computing means operative for computing a correlation quotient of said brainwave signals and said stimuli, said processing means including a microprocessor, and a memory coupled to said processor for storing processing programs for said microprocessor;a Fourier algorithm stored in the memory for transforming said brainwave signals into Fourier signals, said Fourier algorithm being a fast Fourier algorithm; further including a correlation quotient transform stored in said memory for generating a correlation coefficient between said brainwave signals and said stimuli; and an encryption algorithm stored in said memory for encrypting said correlation coefficient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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