Patent Document ID: 7648366
Application ID: 11030458
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method, comprising: presenting to a subject a training stimulus, the training stimulus eliciting from the subject a desired response; and presenting to the subject a diffuse, non-imaged visual stimulus along with the training stimulus; 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; the training stimulus comprises an auditory stimulus presented to the subject; the desired response comprises correct interpretation of the auditory stimulus by the subject; the diffuse, non-imaged visual stimulus comprises diffuse, non-imaged visual patterns presented to the subject, the diffuse, non-imaged visual patterns being generated according to a predetermined algorithm from the auditory stimulus; a microphone and an electronic processor generate the diffuse, non-imaged visual patterns from the auditory stimulus according to the predetermined algorithm; and the diffuse, non-imaged visual patterns are presented to the subject by eyewear adapted therefor, the eyewear being operationally coupled to the electronic processor.