Patent Document ID: 20070265489
Application ID: 11737673
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Claim One:
1. A method for treating a patient, comprising: engaging a patient in a function controlled at least in part by a target neural population; applying electromagnetic signals to the target neural population; adjusting a target parameter in accordance with which the electromagnetic signals are applied to the patient, based at least in part on a characteristic of the patient's performance of the function; applying the electromagnetic signals to the patient with the adjusted target parameter; evaluating the patient's response to the electromagnetic signals, including the characteristic of the patient's performance; and based at least in part on the evaluation of the patient's response: (a) determining whether to apply further electromagnetic signals to the patient; (b) establishing a value of the target parameter for applying further electromagnetic signals to the patient; and/or (c) adjusting another target parameter in accordance with which the electromagnetic signals are applied to the patient.