Patent ID: 8215961
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: G09B,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method for successively stimulating a variety of preferentially tuned neurons in the early visual cortex to enhance visual sensory processing and cognition in a participant, utilizing a computing device to present visual stimuli training exercises based on visual sweeps, and to record responses from the participant, the method comprising: providing first and second visual sweeps that use a Gabor sweep pattern, wherein the first and second visual sweeps are available for visual presentation to the participant; sequentially visually presenting at least two visual sweeps to the participant utilizing either the first visual sweep, the second visual sweep, or a combination of the first and second visual sweeps; requiring the participant to indicate an order in which the at least two visual sweeps were presented; the computing device determining whether the participant indicated the order of the at least two visual sweeps correctly; and repeating said sequentially visually presenting, said requiring, and said determining one or more times in an iterative manner to improve the participant's cognition.