Invention Application
- Patent Title: Methods and Devices for Improving Cognitive Function
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Application No.: US15429436Application Date: 2017-02-10
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Publication No.: US20170151435A1Publication Date: 2017-06-01
- Inventor: Sam Deadwyler , Robert E. Hampson , Mark R. Witcher , Daniel E. Couture , Gautam PopIi , Stephen Tatter , Thomas L. Ellis
- Applicant: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Main IPC: A61N1/36
- IPC: A61N1/36 ; A61B5/0478 ; A61B5/00 ; A61N1/05 ; A61B5/04 ; A61B5/0482
Abstract:
The present invention provides methods and devices for improving cognitive function. In some embodiments, cognitive function is improved by detecting neuronal activity in the CA3 region of a patient's hippocampus and stimulating the CA3 region of the patient's hippocampus responsive to the neuronal activity detected.
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