Patent Document ID: 8340752
Application ID: 12139976
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for assessing individuals for disorders associated with attentional impairments of the individuals, said method comprising: a) placing at least one electrode at a respective cranial site on an individual; b) obtaining digitized EEG data at epochs of alpha frequency, said EEG data collected from at least one sequence of a first cognitive task period, a rest period, and a second cognitive task period, wherein: the individual performs predetermined tasks during said first and second cognitive task periods, and the individual rests during said rest period; c) processing said EEG data to determine electrophysical power (pW) for a sequence of alpha powers (α 1 , α 2 ,. .. α k ) obtained from at least one said first cognitive task period, said reset period, and said second cognitive task period; d) calculating an Alpha Blockade Index (ABI) for said determined alpha powers (α 1 , α 2 ,. .. α k ); and e) comparing said ABI to a control group database to provide the assessment of individual.