Patent ID: 8574279
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: A61M,A61N

Abstract:
1. A method for enhancing positive outlook of a person with hemispheric asymmetry comprising identifying a person with a deficient positive outlook in need of enhancement; measuring a left hemispheric emotional valence for a left hemisphere of a brain of the person and a right hemispheric emotional valence for a right hemisphere of the brain of the person to identify hemispheric asymmetry; determining which hemisphere of the brain of the person with hemispheric asymmetry has a more positive valence, and which hemisphere of the brain has a more negative valence; and transcranially applying light energy having a wavelength of between 300 nm to 1500 nm and a power density at the scalp of up to 320 mW/cm such that the positive outlook of the person is enhanced.