Patent ID: 11857733
Assignee: SYMBOLICS INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A method for stimulating neural activity in the brain of a user, comprising the steps of:
displaying in a first portion of a video display at least one of information and entertainment;
displaying in a second portion of the video display surrounding the first portion flickering with light pulses at a flicker pulse frequency of from 35 Hz to 45 Hz during an exposure time period to provide a visual stimulus for a user;
providing an audio output of audio pulses at an audio pulse frequency of 35 Hz to 45 Hz during the exposure time period to provide an audio stimulus for the user, wherein at least one of the visual stimulus and the audio stimulus produces an effect on the brain of the user of the apparatus;
measuring the effect on the brain of the user exposed to the visual stimulus and the audio stimulus after the exposure time period has elapsed without also measuring the effect on the brain of the user during the exposure time period; and
wherein the second portion of the display for flickering comprises more than 20% of the video display.