61 results about "Auditory stimulation" patented technology

The invention discloses a system and method for performing cranial nerve stimulation based on olfaction, hearing and synchronous magnetomotive stimulation, and the system comprises a magnetic therapy bearing main body which is a magnetic therapy helmet, serves as a basic bearing structure of the system, and is used for installing all functional assemblies, providing magnetic therapy physical auxiliary stimulation, and achieving the cooperation of magnetic therapy and multi-mode stimulation; the olfactory stimulation subsystem is used for providing olfactory stimulation with precise regulation and control; the auditory stimulation subsystem is used for providing personalized audio stimulation; the magnetomotive stimulation subsystem is used for providing magnetomotive stimulation; the nerve stimulation cooperation subsystem is used for planning multi-mode stimulation as a whole and achieving regulation and control. Through the synergistic effect of olfactory stimulation, auditory stimulation and magnetomotive stimulation, three major neural pathways of olfactory, auditory and somatosensory can be activated at the same time, multi-dimensional nerve resonance is formed, the brain wave synchronization degree is remarkably improved, and the adjuvant therapy effect on Alzheimer's disease, cognitive impairment and other diseases is superior to that of single-mode stimulation.

The invention provides a child burn dressing change pain management method and system based on tactile and auditory stimulation. The method comprises the following steps: constructing a personalized pain management model, and collecting multi-modal data of a patient; and extracting fusion multi-modal data features, and generating tactile and auditory stimulation parameters by using a reinforcement learning model after obtaining fusion features. And the parameters are applied to touch and hearing devices, and personalized stimulation is synchronously applied during dressing change. Cooperative regulation and control of tactile and auditory stimulation are realized by means of multi-modal data fusion and reinforcement learning models, that is, time domain, emotion and electroencephalogram features are deeply fused to generate fusion features, and tactile and auditory parameter joint action vectors are generated through an Actor network based on the fusion features. Through multi-mode information interaction, the tactile stimulation inhibits wound pain signal conduction, the auditory stimulation adjusts amygdaloid nucleus emotional response, the analgesia efficiency is improved through cooperation of the tactile stimulation and the auditory stimulation, and the tolerance threshold value of children to single stimulation is reduced.

The application discloses a semantic context-related auditory brain-computer interface consciousness detection system, uses a brain-computer interface and a deep learning technology to carry out consciousness detection, designs a speech context-related auditory brain-computer interface paradigm, through using animal sounds as auditory stimulation, adds a semantic context related to the stimulation to improve the attention of a subject to the paradigm, thereby improving the quality of an event-related potential induced by the paradigm and improving the performance of the brain-computer interface. Through improvement of an EEG-Inception model for feature extraction and classification, the EEG-Inception model can extract more effective electroencephalogram signal features and also has a better classification effect under a small sample size. Through innovation and improvement of the brain-computer interface paradigm and a detection and classification algorithm, the application improves the performance of the auditory brain-computer interface and solves the problem that some patients with consciousness disorders cannot use a visual brain-computer interface for consciousness detection because they cannot control eye movement.

A cognitive assessment and stimulation method and a robotic platform for hippotherapy that comprises a structure comprising at least a high torque servomotor, and an articulated mechanism that simulates the horse's head, at least two load cells placed on the articulated mechanism of the structure, for controlling direction and speed, at least one seat module, that comprises at least one inertial sensor of posture intended to be placed on the patient to determine his / her posture, and one or more load cells placed on the seat to determine the load distribution thereon; and at least two pressure sensors for speed control and that further comprises a temperature control module, which allows temperature control, a visual stimulation sub-module and / or an auditory stimulation sub-module, a crane type module coupled to a harness comprising some stirrups which allow the transfer of the patient and also providing control of weight on the platform and give security to the patient, avoiding the risk of falling.

An acoustic aural development system. A medical device is worn by an infant while the infant is in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and is in communication with an acoustic processing station. The device and station protect the child's hearing by active acoustic filtering, while, at the same time, provides aural stimulation for development. Acoustic filtering is done at the acoustic processing station to reduce power and electronics required by the wearable medical device.

To provide a method and system for recommending and composing emotional music.SOLUTION: A method includes identifying a listener's current emotional state and a target emotional state, and generating an audio stream that is a music playlist to be presented to a user as auditory stimulation with an intention of producing a controlled trajectory of the listener's emotional state from the current state to the target state. The audio stream is generated by a machine learning system trained using data from the listener and / or other users indicating effectiveness of specific audio segments having specific features in producing a desired emotional trajectory, and is updated based on changes in an emotional state induced in the listener after exposure to the auditory stimulation. The machine learning system acquires, over time, a robust interpretation of a relationship between music and human emotion, and composes, masters, and / or adapts music configured to induce specific emotional responses in listeners.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 17A

Provided are an integrated tinnitus system for stimulating heterogeneous sensory organs through a user terminal, and an integrated tinnitus therapy method using same. The method may comprise the steps of: measuring a tinnitus frequency of a user; generating a vibration stimulation signal frequency having the same frequency as the tinnitus frequency, and an auditory stimulation signal frequency having the same frequency as the tinnitus frequency; transmitting the vibration stimulation signal and the auditory stimulation signal to the user; and storing tinnitus therapy information including durations of the vibration stimulation signal and the auditory stimulation signal received by the user.

The invention relates to a brain function assessment method, device and equipment, a storage medium and a program product, and the method comprises the steps that a stimulation signal set is sent to a testee, and the stimulation signal set comprises at least one of a somatosensory stimulation signal set, an auditory stimulation signal set, a visual stimulation signal set, a language stimulation signal set, a motion stimulation signal set and a cognitive stimulation signal set; collecting brain function signals of the testee during the period of sending the stimulation signal set to the testee; and evaluating the brain function of the testee according to the brain function signal of the testee and the standard brain function signal.

An audio output system comprising: an audio output device configured to output sound content for auditory stimulation of infants and young children; a user device configured to control the audio output device; and a server connected to the user device and the audio output device through communication networks, respectively, and configured to provide a service environment for controlling the audio output device to the user device, wherein the audio output device includes an audio output station including a sound figure corresponding to the sound content and a docking space to which the sound figure is docked, and configured to recognize the sound figure docked to the docking space and to output the sound content corresponding to the recognized sound figure, wherein the service environment includes a function of changing the sound content corresponding to the sound figure, and wherein the server is configured to receive a request to change the sound content corresponding to the sound figure from the user device and to process the request to change the sound content corresponding to the sound figure in consideration of a state of the audio output device.

The invention provides an implantable brain-ear collaborative interface microsystem, an implantable component and a hearing enhancement method, the system comprises the implantable component and an in-vitro component, the implantable component collects a neural signal indicating a visual attention direction in a brain and receives an auditory stimulation instruction from the in-vitro component, and the auditory stimulation instruction is sent to the in-vitro component. The pulse electrical stimulation signal is converted into a pulse electrical stimulation signal to stimulate a cochlea; the in-vitro assembly collects a plurality of sound source signals in an environment where a user is located, receives a neural signal sent by the implantable assembly, determines a target visual direction according to the neural signal, enhances a sound source in a corresponding direction, encodes an enhanced audio into an auditory stimulation instruction, and returns the auditory stimulation instruction to the implantable assembly. According to the method and the device, a technical path for guiding auditory signal processing according to visual attention related neural signals is realized, so that the generation of auditory stimulation is associated with a spatial direction concerned by a user.

The present application relates to the field of virtual reality, in particular to a lung rehabilitation nursing psychological counseling method and system based on virtual reality. The method collects the chest and abdominal girth change signal of the patient, calculates the respiratory flow rate curve through band pass filtering and peak detection algorithm, identifies the inspiration starting point, expiration starting point and breath holding starting point on the respiratory flow rate curve as the respiratory phase turning point. The digital phase-locked loop mechanism is introduced, the respiratory phase turning point is taken as the reference clock signal, the actual presentation time of the virtual visual and auditory stimulation is taken as the output signal of the voltage-controlled oscillator, the rendering pipeline delay of the visual and auditory generation component is adjusted through closed-loop feedback, so that the phase delay of the virtual visual and auditory stimulation is constantly within the preset neuromuscular response threshold. The present application eliminates the phase lag and drift phenomenon between the audio-visual guide signal and the real breathing action of the patient, and enhances the neural drive synchronization of the diaphragm and auxiliary respiratory muscles under the rhythmic audio-visual stimulation.

The present disclosure describes systems, devices, and methods of benefiting a cognitive state or function of a brain of a subject. The systems can include a portable system comprising a single headset device to be worn by a subject, comprising a pair of glasses configured to provide a visual stimulus to the subject, and a pair of supra-aural headphones configured to provide an auditory stimulus to the subject.

This invention relates to the field of signal recognition technology, specifically to a method and system for recognizing neurophysiological signal patterns in the language development of premature infants. The method includes acquiring initial neurophysiological response information and auditory stimulation parameters collected during auditory stimulation of the premature infant; extracting language development feature information; determining the neural response state of the premature infant to the current stimulus based on the language development feature information; adjusting the auditory stimulation parameters according to the neural response state to obtain adjusted auditory stimulation parameters; using the adjusted auditory stimulation parameters to provide further auditory stimulation to the premature infant, determining the adjusted neurophysiological response information; and recognizing the neural development of language in the premature infant based on the adjusted neurophysiological response information to obtain the neural recognition result of language development in the premature infant. The purpose of this invention is to solve the problem of inaccurate assessments due to biases in the existing technology for evaluating the language abilities of premature infants.

The embodiment of the invention provides a personnel cognitive competence evaluation method based on nerve regulation, edge computing equipment and a medium, in the personnel cognitive competence evaluation method based on nerve regulation, the edge computing equipment obtains a behavior performance score of a user through target presentation, memory interval and quantity feedback; according to the target frequency, visual stimulation and auditory stimulation are conducted on the user, and electroencephalogram signals of the user are collected. And then, the edge computing device processes the electroencephalogram signal to obtain the power spectral density of the electroencephalogram signal, so that the wave power of a target frequency band can be obtained according to the power spectral density, and the cognitive ability score of the user can be obtained according to the behavior performance score of the user and the wave power of the target frequency band. Therefore, the cognitive ability of the user can be evaluated, and the method can integrate the behavior performance and the electroencephalogram signal of the user to scientifically reflect the memory and cognitive state of the user.

The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a non-invasive brain-computer interface system based on earphone real-time electroencephalogram monitoring-auditory stimulation, and relates to the technical field of neural engineering. The system comprises an in-ear earphone device and an external control device. The in-ear earphone device is used for collecting the brain wave signals of a user, transmitting the brain wave signals to the external control device, generating a sound stimulation signal based on a sound stimulation trigger instruction, and delivering the sound stimulation signal to the ear of the user for sound stimulation. The external control device is used for detecting whether there is a characteristic sharp-slow wave signal corresponding to absence epilepsy attack in the brain wave signals. When the characteristic sharp-slow wave signal corresponding to the absence epilepsy attack is detected, the target sharp-slow wave of the brain wave signals is extracted, a sound stimulation trigger instruction is generated based on the sharp wave component of the target sharp-slow wave, and the stimulation trigger instruction is transmitted to the in-ear earphone device. Real-time and accurate monitoring and non-invasive closed-loop intervention of absence epilepsy attack can be realized, the system has high safety, and is portable and comfortable.

The present disclosure provides a method for enhancing slow-wave sleep through adaptive auditory stimulation. The method comprises receiving electroencephalogram (EEG) signals from an earbud device worn by a user during sleep, and detecting neural activity patterns indicative of deep sleep. The method comprises causing the earbud device to deliver an auditory stimulus with current parameters, and applying correlation analysis to determine correlation between neural features from the EEG signals and an audio parameter matrix. The method comprises determining an attention metric from the correlation, wherein the attention metric quantifies neural entrainment with auditory stimuli. Responsive to the attention metric falling below a threshold, the method modifies the current auditory stimulus parameters and causes delivery of subsequent auditory stimulus using modified parameters, thereby enhancing slow-wave oscillations during sleep.

The application discloses a bilateral transaural vagus nerve regulation device, an electronic device and a storage medium. The nerve regulation device comprises an auditory stimulation module configured to apply multiple novel stimuli to a target object within an auditory stimulation period; a processing module configured to obtain an electroencephalogram signal corresponding to each electroencephalogram channel when each novel stimulus is applied to the target object; determine a target frequency when fitting the electroencephalogram signal with a target lag order based on the electroencephalogram signal corresponding to each electroencephalogram channel; determine a first proportion based on the information exchange intensity between different brain regions of the target object at each time point and the target frequency; determine a second stimulation frequency within a next electrical stimulation period adjacent to the auditory stimulation period based on the first proportion, the first stimulation frequency and the target frequency; and an electrical stimulation module configured to electrically stimulate the auricular vagus nerve of the binaural of the target object at the second stimulation frequency within the next electrical stimulation period.

The present disclosure relates to a method and system for measuring emotional investments in response to auditory and / or visual stimuli using, for example, auditory fright response, pre-pulse suppression, and spontaneous blinking and / or eye movement. The method may include displaying a first video or picture content. When an individual is viewing the first video or picture content, a second video comprising one or more eyes of the individual is captured, and when the second video is captured, the individual is exposed to one or more visual and / or auditory stimuli. The method may include determining a value indicative of eye closure based on the second video. The method may include calculating a metric based on the value.

Systems and methods discussed herein can be used to augment or induce brainwave behavior, such as using auditory stimulus, in an example, ambient acoustic information can be received, selectively modulated, and presented to a user in a substantially continuous manner. A low frequency portion of received ambient acoustic information can be modulated and then combined with a high frequency portion of the ambient acoustic information to produce a combined signal. The combined signal can be provided to the user as an auditory stimulation signal.

The indoor cat exerciser is an innovative exercise system for indoor cats that combines interactive play with treat dispensing and auditory stimuli. The system includes a track for a toy, adjustable speeds, and the ability to customize the layout with various track sections and add-ons. It supports the natural hunting instincts of cats and can be mounted on walls to save space. Key features include self-starting, stopping and random movement patterns in a sensory-rich environments with real or artificial grass, carpeted shelves for claws and audio clips.

A blood flow velocity management device capable of managing blood flow velocity by auditory stimulation comprises: a patch unit including a first patch which is attached to a common carotid artery site of a user and which senses a first blood flow velocity (V1), which is the blood flow velocity of the common carotid artery, and a second patch which is attached to the common carotid artery site of the user and which senses a second blood flow velocity (V2), which is the blood flow velocity of the common carotid artery; a second patch which is attached to the radial artery of the user and senses a second blood flow velocity (V2), which is the blood flow velocity of the radial artery; a terminal unit that quantitatively calculates a velocity difference between the first blood flow velocity and the second blood flow velocity received from the patch unit; and an earphone unit that, on the basis of the quantified data calculated from the terminal unit, provides auditory stimulation in an audio range to the user such that the speed difference between the first blood flow speed and the second blood flow speed becomes minimum.

The present invention relates to a therapeutic system, device and method for sound-based therapy that combines music and frequency-based auditory stimuli to facilitate brainwave entrainment and inducing alterations in the state of consciousness, thereby resulting in therapeutic healing. The therapeutic system for sound-based therapy includes a wearable device (1) that is equipped with plurality of modules in order to provide therapy to the user with the help of sound. The sound-based therapy is provided by amalgamation of sound bites from both the specific frequency-based sound module (5) and classical raga-based sound module (6), thereby creating a unique audio environment and positively influencing and relaxing the user's state of mind.

The application discloses a kind of methods for detecting interpersonal neural synchronization under audiovisual stimulation, comprising the following steps: designing double-person ultra-scan experimental paradigm, and collecting double-person electroencephalogram signal, construct a database of visual stimulation and auditory stimulation;The data in the database are preprocessed to obtain four different frequency bands δ, θ, α, β of electroencephalogram signal, the electroencephalogram signal of alpha band is extracted for segmentation, and the inter-subject correlation ISCV of each segment is calculated;The intracerebral network and interbrain network are constructed by constructing functional connection matrix, and the similarity of intracerebral network and the global efficiency of interbrain network are calculated, so as to effectively evaluate the cooperation and synchronization degree between neural activities between subjects under visual stimulation and auditory stimulation.The application also discloses a system for detecting interpersonal neural synchronization under audiovisual stimulation.The application studies the influence of single sensory stimulation on intracerebral network activation mode by standardizing experimental conditions to reduce subject differences.

This invention provides a magnetic resonance receiving device suitable for auditory stimulation of awake marmosets, relating to the field of receiving coil design for magnetic resonance imaging. It includes an animal bed, a head fixation assembly, and a body shell. The animal bed has a placement slot; the head fixation assembly includes a mandibular support and a head shell, the mandibular support being detachably disposed in the placement slot, the head shell being detachably disposed above the mandibular support, and the body shell being detachably disposed on the animal bed; the head shell contains multiple radio frequency coils; both the mandibular support and the two side walls of the head shell have through slots for inserting auditory stimulation tubing. This invention, through the integrated design of radio frequency coils, a head fixation assembly, and an auditory stimulation-compatible interface, enables high-quality neuroimaging and precise simultaneous auditory stimulation experiments in an ultra-high field magnetic resonance environment.

The invention discloses a film-packaged micro-nano optical fiber cantilever beam auditory sensor and a preparation method thereof. The auditory sensor comprises a laser, a micro-nano optical fiber, a flexible film, a photoelectric detector and an oscilloscope, the two conical transition areas of the micro-nano optical fiber abut against each other, and the waist area is bent into a ring shape to form a micro-nano optical fiber cantilever beam structure; the two conical transition areas, the waist area and an annular area formed by bending the waist area are packaged and protected by flexible films; the flexible film is used for receiving auditory stimulation and transmitting the auditory stimulation to the micro-nano optical fiber cantilever beam, so that auditory sensing is realized; according to the invention, auditory sensing with wide response bandwidth and large sound pressure range can be realized, and the sensor has the advantages of easy processing, small size, high sensitivity, fast response speed, electromagnetic interference resistance and the like, can be widely applied to sound wave detection, especially ultrasonic wave detection, and has great application value in the fields of intelligent robots, medical imaging, human-computer interaction and the like.

The invention relates to the technical field of food, and particularly discloses a composition for promoting auditory sense system development and application. The composition is prepared from the following components in parts by mass: 0.1 part of IGF-1 and 1 to 1500 parts of structural triglyceride. A specific amount of IGF-1 is compounded with structural triglyceride, so that the movement speed and average movement distance of the zebrafish after auditory stimulation can be increased, the content of 5-hydroxytryptamine and acetylcholin esterase in the zebrafish is increased, the expression of GABA receptor genes is promoted, and the yield of the zebrafish is increased. By adding important neurotransmitters in an auditory sense system, auditory sense neuron survival, differentiation and synaptic formation are supported, so that the excitability of an auditory sense nerve pathway is adjusted, and the development of the auditory sense system is promoted. The composition can be used for preparing food such as infant formula milk powder, child formula milk powder, liquid milk, infant complementary food, supplements or dietary supplements.

Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for a wearable medical device, and more specifically to a wearable medical device for (a) regulating and augmenting the autonomic nervous system (ANS) through vibratory and auditory stimuli to improve health and cognitive states in individuals under stress and (b) for use in remote vital sign monitoring of the wearer. The wearable device captures physiological data, such as heart rate and heart rate variability, and based on that physiological data estimates the user's current state. The wearable device can then communicate that current user state to the user via a smartphone or other user interface.