Patents Assigned to StimScience Inc.
  • Publication number: 20210113831
    Abstract: Provided are systems, methods, and devices for brain stimulation and monitoring. Brain stimulation may be provided to enhance slow wave and spindle synchrony. Such stimulation may provide increased memory consolidation. Furthermore, brain stimulation modalities may provide enhanced sleep and awakening. For example, transcranial direct current stimulation of the brain stimulation may enhance sleep quality. Moreover, one or more markers characterizing unconsciousness are may be identified based on changes in measured power densities or spectra. Further still, the above described modalities of brain stimulation may be implemented in an open-loop or closed loop manner. Brain state parameters may be generated for building models of the brain based on determined synchrony patterns between slow waves and spindles. The models may be used to determine a mediation procedure for adjusting the intensity of slow wave oscillations to enhance slow wave and spindle synchrony.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: StimScience Inc.
    Inventor: Anantha K. Pradeep
  • Patent number: 10946196
    Abstract: Electrical non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) delivers weak electrical currents to the brain via electrodes that are affixed to the scalp. NIBS can excite or inhibit the brain in areas that are impacted by that electrical current during and for a short time following stimulation. Electrical NIBS can be used to change brain structure in terms of increasing white matter integrity as measured by diffusion tensor imaging. Together the electrical NIBS can induce changes in brain structure and function. The present methods and devices are adaptable to and configurable for facilitating the enhancement of brain performance, and the treatment of neurological diseases and tissues. The present methods and devices are advantageously designed to utilize modern electrodes deployed with, inter alia, various spatial arrangements, polarities, and current strengths to target brain areas or networks to thereby enhance performance or deliver therapeutic interventions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: STIMSCIENCE INC.
    Inventor: Michael P. Weisend
  • Patent number: 10898706
    Abstract: Provided are systems, methods, and devices for brain stimulation and monitoring. Brain stimulation may be provided to enhance slow wave and spindle synchrony. Such stimulation may provide increased memory consolidation. Furthermore, brain stimulation modalities may provide enhanced sleep and awakening. For example, transcranial direct current stimulation of the brain stimulation may enhance sleep quality. Moreover, one or more markers characterizing unconsciousness are may be identified based on changes in measured power densities or spectra. Further still, the above described modalities of brain stimulation may be implemented in an open-loop or closed loop manner. Brain state parameters may be generated for building models of the brain based on determined synchrony patterns between slow waves and spindles. The models may be used to determine a mediation procedure for adjusting the intensity of slow wave oscillations to enhance slow wave and spindle synchrony.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: STIMSCIENCE INC.
    Inventor: Anantha K. Pradeep
  • Publication number: 20200155061
    Abstract: Provided are systems, methods, and devices for providing mediation or alleviation of sleep disorders and insomnia. Systems may include an interface, processing devices, and a controller. The interface is configured to obtain measurements from a brain of a user with sleeping disorders and insomnia. A first processing device is configured to generate multiple brain state parameters characterizing one or more features of a brain state of the user. A second processing device is configured to generate models of the brain of the user based on the plurality of brain state parameters and the plurality of measurements, and determine, using the models and training data comprising one or more mediation data points, a mediation procedure for reducing one or more symptoms of the sleeping disorder or insomnia. The mediation procedure is provided to one or more entities, and one or more control signals are generated by the controller based on the mediation procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: StimScience Inc.
    Inventor: Anantha K. Pradeep
  • Publication number: 20190150768
    Abstract: Provided are systems, methods, and devices for intracranial measurement, stimulation, and generation of brain state models. Systems include a plurality of intracranial electrodes configured to be coupled to a brain of a user. Systems further include an interface configured to obtain measurements from the plurality of intracranial electrodes. Systems include a first processing device including one or more processors configured to generate a plurality of brain state parameters characterizing one or more features of at least one brain state of the user, and a second processing device including one or more processors configured to generate at least one model of the brain of the user based, at least in part, on the plurality of brain state parameters and the measurements. Systems include a controller including one or more processors configured to generate a control signal based on the plurality of brain state parameters and the at least one model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: StimScience Inc.
    Inventor: Anantha K. Pradeep
  • Publication number: 20190125255
    Abstract: Provided are systems, methods, and devices for providing mediation of a traumatic brain injury. Systems may include an interface, processing devices, and a controller. The interface is configured to obtain measurements from a brain of a user with a traumatic brain injury. A first processing device is configured to generate multiple brain state parameters characterizing one or more features of a brain state of the user. A second processing device is configured to generate models of the brain of the user based on the plurality of brain state parameters and the plurality of measurements, and determine, using the models and training data comprising one or more mediation data points, a mediation procedure for reducing one or more symptoms of the traumatic brain injury. The mediation procedure is provided to one or more entities, and one or more control signals are generated by the controller based on the mediation procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: StimScience Inc.
    Inventor: Anantha K. Pradeep
  • Publication number: 20190126033
    Abstract: Provided are systems, methods, and devices for brain stimulation and monitoring. Brain stimulation may be provided to enhance slow wave and spindle synchrony. Such stimulation may provide increased memory consolidation. Furthermore, brain stimulation modalities may provide enhanced sleep and awakening. For example, transcranial direct current stimulation of the brain stimulation may enhance sleep quality. Moreover, one or more markers characterizing unconsciousness are may be identified based on changes in measured power densities or spectra. Further still, the above described modalities of brain stimulation may be implemented in an open-loop or closed loop manner. Brain state parameters may be generated for building models of the brain based on determined synchrony patterns between slow waves and spindles. The models may be used to determine a mediation procedure for adjusting the intensity of slow wave oscillations to enhance slow wave and spindle synchrony.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: StimScience Inc.
    Inventor: Anantha K. Pradeep
  • Publication number: 20190076046
    Abstract: Provided are systems, methods, and devices for closed loop control associated with brain activity. Systems may include an interface configured to obtain a plurality of measurements from a brain of a user, and a first processing device including one or more processors configured to generate a plurality of brain state parameters characterizing one or more features of at least one brain state of the user. The systems may also include, a second processing device including one or more processors configured to generate at least one model of the brain of the user based, at least in part, on the plurality of brain state parameters and the plurality of measurements. The systems may further include a controller including one or more processors configured to generate a control signal based on the plurality of brain state parameters and the at least one model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: StimScience Inc.
    Inventor: Anantha Pradeep