Abstract:
The present invention relates to methods and devices to consolidate memory and/or cognitive functions by monitoring brain rhythms and delivering a stimulus at an appropriate stage of sleep cycle.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to methods for improving male fertility inter alia by increasing sperm count in a male subject. The methods of the invention comprise applying a positive electrical current below sensation level to at least one site of a scrotum of a subject in need thereof.
Abstract:
A device to stimulate a scalp comprising an array of stimulating elements adapted to pierce the skin of the scalp no deeper than a thickness of a dermis, wherein the stimulating elements are arranged along a circumference of at least one wheel and the wheel is adapted to roll over the scalp.
Abstract:
A system for stimulating the release of satiety hormone in a subject includes a stimulus device (1) having an electrical pulse generator (2) and stimulus electrodes (3) adapted to apply an electrical stimulus to a tissue, the stimulus device (1) being adapted to be endoluminally introduced in a gastrointestinal system of the subject, and means (9, 16, 17, 42) for anchoring the stimulus device permanently in a target location inside the gastrointestinal system in a position in which the stimulus electrodes engage a tissue of said gastrointestinal system.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of methods, systems, and apparatus for enhancing or diminishing synaptic strength. Embodiments of the disclosed methods, systems, and apparatus can be used, for example, to complement the change in synaptic strength from transcranial direct current stimulation ("tDCS") or transcranial magnetic stimulation ("TMS") systems. One exemplary embodiment disclosed herein is a flexible housing having a top surface and a bottom surface. The flexible housing of this embodiment comprises a recessed cavity on the bottom surface that is configured to at least partially enclose an electrode of a transcranial direct current stimulator system. The flexible housing of this embodiment further comprises one or more apertures configured to provide access to the recessed cavity when the electrode is positioned within the recessed cavity. The flexible housing can further comprise one or more heating or cooling elements that can be selectively activated before, during, and/or after tDCS or TMS stimulation.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a variety of systems, techniques and machine readable programs for using plasmas to treat different skin conditions as well as other conditions, such as tumors, bacterial infections and the like.
Abstract:
An electrode apparatus may be configured to provide electro-stimulation. The apparatus may include a current spreader and a spongeless volume disposed adjacent to the current spreader. The current spreader may be configured to spatially distribute electrical current across a stimulation area of a subject's skin. The spongeless volume may be configured to carry liquid gel or other fluent conductive substance that is configured to conduct electrical current between the current spreader and the stimulation area of the subject's skin to provide electro-stimulation.
Abstract:
An electrode apparatus may be configured to provide electro-stimulation. The apparatus may include a current spreader and a spongeless volume disposed adjacent to the current spreader. The current spreader may be configured to spatially distribute electrical current across a stimulation area of a subject's skin. The spongeless volume may be configured to carry liquid gel or other fluent conductive substance that is configured to conduct electrical current between the current spreader and the stimulation area of the subject's skin to provide electro-stimulation.
Abstract:
Functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) imaging is utilized to measure the influence of stimulation in real time. An fNIRS imaging device is integrated into a transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) stimulator by embedding fNIRS optodes on the tDCS stimulating electrodes. During tDCS stimulation, blood oxygenation levels are measured. For example, concentrations of oxyhemoglobin and deoxyhemoglobin are measured and compared to the concentrations of a baseline resting state to provide feedback on the efficacy of tDCS. Based on the feedback, a tDCS threshold and a dose-response relation for a particular subject can be quantified, and individualized stimulation parameters can be determined for the particular subject.
Abstract:
Eine Elektrodenanordnung für eine dielektrisch behinderte Plasmabehandlung einer als Gegenelektrode verwendeten unregelmässig dreidimensional geformten Oberfläche eines elektrisch leitenden Körpers, mit einer flächigen Elektrode (1) und einem Dielektrikum (2, 3), das zur Anordnung mit einem definierten Abstand zu der zu behandelnden Oberfläche zur Ausbildung eines kalten Plasmas ausgebildet ist, lässt sich in einfacher Weise herstellen und in der Anwendung sicher dadurch ausbilden, dass das Dielektrikum (2, 3) durch ein flexibles flächiges Material gebildet ist, das auf seiner zur zu behandelnden Oberfläche zeigenden Seite mit einer Struktur (4) versehen ist, um Luftführungsbereiche (7) auszubilden, wenn das Dielektrikum (2, 3) auf der zu behandelnden Oberfläche aufliegt, und dass die flächige Elektrode (1) flexibel ausgebildet und am Dielektrikum (2, 3) so befestigt ist, dass eine Schicht (2) des Dielektrikums (2, 3) die Elektrode (1) von der zu behandelnden Oberfläche abschirmt.