Patent ID: 7452336

Claim:
An apparatus for assisting in the evaluation and rehabilitation of an individual having a neurological impairment, comprising: (a) a touch pad having a plurality of primary touch sensitive keys arranged in a matrix; (b) a secondary touch sensitive key positioned in the approximate center of each primary touch sensitive key; (c) a visual stimulus emitting source positioned in the approximate center of each said secondary touch sensitive key upon which user tactile response is to be directed; (d) a microprocessor and memory for storing executable programming; and (e) programming associated with said microprocessor for carrying out the operations of (i) providing visual stimuli to a user, (ii) monitoring position and timing of user tactile feedback in response to said visual stimuli, and lowering registered positional accuracy of tactile feedback in response to detecting user contact with the primary touch sensitive key when responding to the visual stimuli on said secondary touch-sensitive key, and from which incorrect tactile feedback is distinguished in response to detecting user contact outside of either the secondary or primary touch sensitive key, (iii) controlling presentation of said visual stimuli to the user and for processing said tactile feedback.