Peripheral Visual Effects for Parasympathetic Brain Function Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing treatments for brain-related issues such as traumatic brain injury, visual acuity, and visual processing deficiencies primarily focus on the central vision system, engaging the sympathetic nervous system and failing to effectively leverage the peripheral vision system for relaxation and cognitive enhancement.
Innovation Solution
The presentation of non-contextual visual effects in the far and ultra-far peripheral field, engaging the parasympathetic nervous system through visual inconspicuous or imperceptible light stimuli, to enhance voluntary and autonomic functional aspects of vision, including traumatic brain injury, acuity, focus, and visual processing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If visual effects are presented in the central visual field for conscious perception and processing, then visual acuity and focus are improved, but the sympathetic nervous system is engaged which increases stress and reduces relaxation
Solution Approach 1:
The visual field is segmented into central and peripheral regions, with different functions assigned to each. Central vision handles conscious visual processing while peripheral vision handles autonomic nervous system regulation, allowing simultaneous improvement of visual acuity without sympathetic overengagement
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from 2D central visual processing to utilizing the 360-degree peripheral visual dimension. By presenting visual effects in the far and ultra-far peripheral fields (extending to 90-180 degrees from central fixation), the system accesses a different spatial dimension that directly influences the parasympathetic nervous system
2Reliability
If traditional therapy methods are used for traumatic brain injury and visual processing issues, then some symptoms are addressed, but the underlying autonomic nervous system balance and brain field health are not effectively improved
Solution Approach 1:
Peripheral visual effects serve as an intermediary stimulus that indirectly influences brain function and autonomic balance. Rather than directly treating symptoms, the peripheral visual input mediates changes in parasympathetic activation, which then produces downstream effects on brain field health and visual processing
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of visual stimulus location from central to peripheral fields, and modifies the characteristics of visual effects (such as motion patterns, luminance, and frequency) to specifically target autonomic nervous system regulation, thereby improving adaptability beyond traditional symptom management
3Productivity
If visual effects are made consciously perceptible, then visual processing engagement is achieved, but the relaxing and grounding effects on the parasympathetic system are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
Different qualities of visual input are applied to different regions: central vision receives minimal or contextual stimuli for necessary processing, while peripheral regions receive optimized visual effects specifically designed to activate the parasympathetic system without requiring conscious attention
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates visual effects that mimic natural peripheral visual inputs (such as peripheral motion detection and spatial awareness cues) that the brain naturally processes without conscious effort, thereby engaging visual pathways while maintaining relaxation
Data Source
AI summary
Visual effects presented in at least an ultra-far peripheral horizontal static field of the eyes of a user improve or enhance brain function, homeostasis and performance. The visual effects are non-contextual with respect to content appearing in a central field of vision, and do not constitute a cursor, a user input field or other user interface element. The ultra-far peripheral horizontal static field extends rearwardly from a fovea centralis of the eye in a straight ahead static gaze direction to 100 degrees or more rearwardly from the fovea centralis. Such can be used to treat or improve: traumatic brain injury; acuity, focus, visual convergence, visual sustainability, visual processing, visual field, retinal health, brain field health, visual discrimination, visual spatial memory, ocular motility, pursuits and saccades, hold fixation, convergence/divergence, eye alignment, depth perception, Phorias, occipital cortex, blink rate, pain, migraine headaches, and/or balance of the user or human subject.