Method and apparatus for training of cognitive and memory systems in humans
US6629844B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 8, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10L2021/0575
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method for training the cognitive and memory systems in a subject is provided. The apparatus and method incorporates a number of different programs to be played by the subject. The programs artificially process selected portions of language elements, called phonemes, so they will be more easily distinguished by the subject, and gradually improves the subject's neurological processing and memory of the elements through repetitive stimulation. The programs continually monitor a subject's ability to distinguish the processed language elements, and adaptively configures the programs to challenge and reward the subject by altering the degree of processing. Through adaptive control and repetition of processed speech elements, and presentation of the speech elements in a creative fashion, a subject's cognitive processing of acoustic events common to speech, and memory of language constructs associated with speech elements are significantly improved.
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