Non-invasive neuromodulation (NINM) for rehabilitation of brain function
First Claim
1. A method of providing non-invasive neurostimulation to enhance a subject'"'"'s proficiency in an exercise comprising:
- (a) engaging a subject in an exercise, the subject having no cognitive, physical or emotional impairment with respect to the exercise;
(b) providing stimulation of at least one of the subject'"'"'s trigeminal nerve, facial nerve or hypoglossal nerve by delivering electrical pulses generated by a signal generator to the subject'"'"'s oral cavity via at least one electrode in contact with a region within the subject'"'"'s oral cavity, the delivery of electrical pulses being (i) contemporaneously with and independent of the subject'"'"'s engagement in the exercise, and (ii) independent of the subject'"'"'s surrounding environment; and
(c) repeating steps (a) and (b) on a periodic basis.
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Abstract
A method to provide non-invasive neurostimulation to enhance a subject'"'"'s proficiency in an exercise includes: (a) engaging a subject in an exercise, the subject having no cognitive, physical or emotional impairment with respect to the exercise; (b) providing stimulation of at least one of the subject'"'"'s trigeminal nerve, facial nerve or hypoglossal nerve by delivering electrical pulses generated by a signal generator to the subject'"'"'s skin via at least one electrode in contact with the subject'"'"'s skin, the delivery of electrical pulses being (i) contemporaneously with and independent of the subject'"'"'s engagement in the exercise, and (ii) independent of the subject'"'"'s surrounding environment; and (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) on a periodic basis.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of providing non-invasive neurostimulation to enhance a subject'"'"'s proficiency in an exercise comprising:
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(a) engaging a subject in an exercise, the subject having no cognitive, physical or emotional impairment with respect to the exercise; (b) providing stimulation of at least one of the subject'"'"'s trigeminal nerve, facial nerve or hypoglossal nerve by delivering electrical pulses generated by a signal generator to the subject'"'"'s oral cavity via at least one electrode in contact with a region within the subject'"'"'s oral cavity, the delivery of electrical pulses being (i) contemporaneously with and independent of the subject'"'"'s engagement in the exercise, and (ii) independent of the subject'"'"'s surrounding environment; and (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) on a periodic basis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of providing non-invasive neurostimulation to enhance a subject'"'"'s proficiency in an exercise comprising:
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(a) engaging a subject in an exercise, the subject having no cognitive, physical or emotional impairment with respect to the exercise; and (b) providing stimulation of at least one of the subject'"'"'s trigeminal nerve, facial nerve or hypoglossal nerve by delivering electrical pulses to a region of the subject'"'"'s oral cavity via at least one electrode in contact with the region of the subject'"'"'s oral cavity, the delivery of electrical pulses being (i) contemporaneously with and independent of the subject'"'"'s engagement in the exercise, and (ii) independent of the subject'"'"'s surrounding environment. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of providing non-invasive neurostimulation to enhance proficiency in an exercise, the method comprising:
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(a) providing an exercise regimen including the exercise for use by a subject having no cognitive, physical or emotional impairment with respect to the exercise; and (b) providing stimulation configured to excite at least one of the subject'"'"'s trigeminal nerve or the subject'"'"'s facial nerve by delivering electrical pulses to a region within the subject'"'"'s oral cavity via at least one electrode in contact with the region within the subject'"'"'s oral cavity; wherein the delivery of electrical pulses is configured to be (i) contemporaneous with and independent of the subject'"'"'s engagement in the exercise, and (ii) independent of the subject'"'"'s surrounding environment. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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