Patent ID: 6026322
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: A61B,G09B

Abstract:
Biofeedback apparatus comprising a computer system having an image display means viewable by a user of the apparatus, said computer system being programmed to provide on said image display means visual or pictorial representations of a body subject which gradually change in appearance depending on a physiological or psychological condition, a user input means comprising a sensor unit and a receiver unit, said sensor unit structured for attachment to a user, for sensing at least one psycho-physiological parameter of the user, and transmitting data sensed by the sensor unit to the receiver unit, said receiver unit structured to input the data received to the computer system; and means for changing said visual or pictorial representations based on changes in said data sensed substantially concurrently with the changes in the data sensed so that gradual change in the visual or pictorial representations corresponds to gradual change in the at least one psycho-physiological parameter of the user.