Patent ID: 8162667
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: repeatedly presenting to a subject a training stimulus, the training stimulus eliciting from the subject a desired response; presenting to the subject a diffuse, non-imaged visual stimulus along with each presentation of the training stimulus; and after repeatedly presenting the training stimulus, presenting the diffuse, non-imaged visual stimulus to the subject without the training stimulus so as to elicit from the subject the desired response, wherein: the diffuse, non-imaged visual stimulus is arranged so as to be perceived by the subject only at a subliminal or near-subliminal level; and the diffuse, non-imaged visual stimulus is presented to the subject on at least a portion of a viewing screen, a visual display, or a heads-up display, or by eyewear or a head-mounted display.