Patent ID: 8046083

Claim:
A device for influencing brain functions of a human body by targeted stimulation of at least one region of the body, comprising: a stimulating unit for stimulating the region of the body that is being stimulated, said stimulating unit being constructed to produce an electrical stimulation that improves a sensory function selected from the group consisting of a first sensory function related to standing and walking and a second sensory function related to tasks involving fingers and hands; said stimulating unit emitting a sequence of electrical pulses; said stimulating unit producing a pause after a sequence of electrical pulses and after the pause emitting a further sequence of electrical pulses; and the pause between sequences of pulses being greater than a duration of the sequences of pulses; wherein said stimulating unit includes at least two electrodes for removable contact with a surface of the region of the body that is being stimulated, and said at least two electrodes are spaced apart from each other a distance of between 15 mm and 150 mm.