Addressing aging-related cognitive decline via targeted training using visual sweeps: Key neurotech patent by Posit Science

– Illustrative image from U.S. Patent No. 8,215,961 Today we are featuring a 2012 patent by Posit Science Corporation, the developer of BrainHQ cognitive training system. U.S. Patent No. 8,215,961: Cognitive training using visual sweeps Assignee(s): Posit Science Corporation Inventor(s): Michael M. Merzenich, Peter B. Delahunt, Joseph L. Hardy, Stephen G. Lisberger, Henry W. Mahncke Technology Category: Neurocognitive training Issue Date: July 10, 2012 SharpBrains’ Take: The background of the ‘961 patent describes the decline in cognitive function associated with aging, such as the reduced ability to comprehend and respond to stimulus. For example, the reconstruction of an order in which objects (of varying size, color, type, etc.) are presented may generally be less accurate by an older individual in the last decades of his/her natural lifespan as compared to that same individual when they were in their 20’s. The teachings of the ‘961 patent aim to provide software training to preserve and improve cognitive tasks as they apply to “real-world” behavioral abilities. A series of distinct patterns, such as two patterns with differing frequencies as shown in the illustrative image above (“in” being a higher frequency pattern and “out” being a lower frequency pattern), are iteratively presented to the user so that the user may differentiate between the two patterns and thereby train recognition abilities. The interesting approach to cognitive training (i.e....
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