Method and apparatus for measuring brain function
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Aug 25, 1998
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May 7, 1997
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Mar 31, 1994
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An apparatus and method for automatically determining an individual's level of brain function is provided. EEG or MEG signals are collected amplified and digitized. The signals are then passed to a computer comprising a CPU, ROM and RAM, an input interface for collecting and filtering the scalp potential signals and an output interface for displaying the resulting information on a display device such as a printer or CRT. The computer determines the position of these signals in reference to the interpolated 3-D geometry of the subject's head. The dipolarity of a particular point is iteratively and empirically derived by comparing the values of these measured signals to a test signal and the error between the two is minimized. The procedure is repeated for the complete series of electrodes placed on the skull. The mean dipolarity of a subject is then determined for a given time frame. The subject's dipolarity is then compared against that of age matched subjects and scaled so that an estimation of the subjects degree of cognitive loss is determined.
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