US4289121A
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Method for controlling functional state of central nervous system and device for effecting same
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1979-09-04
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Granted: 1981-09-15
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Expires: 1999-09-04
Abstract
Abstract The method consists of subjecting the central nervous system to the effects of rhythmic audio and light signals which are applied simultaneously in accordance with biorhythms corresponding to a stable state of the central nervous system. After setting the initial light and audio signals, the frequency, amplitude and duration of the rhythmic light and audio signals are varied in synchronism according to frequency variations of the biorhythms. The method is carried out with the aid of a device comprising a light pulse pacemaker, an audio pulse pacemaker, pulse frequency, duration and amplitude setting units, modulators of signals produced by the pacemakers, which are controlled by the setting units, and a switch intended to determine the direction of variation of audio and light signals. The device also includes a programming unit to receive information on the state of the central nervous system.
Inventors
- 👤 Leonid I. Kupriyanovich
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 06:41
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63J; A63J17/00; A61; A61M; A61M21/00; A61M2021/0005; A61M2021/0027; A61M2021/0044
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A method for controlling the functional state of the central nervous system through exposure of a patient to simultaneous effects of a rhythmic audio signal and a rhythmic light signal, comprising the steps of: determining the change of the biorhythm frequency in the course of a transition to one of the extreme stable states of the central nervous system; setting an initial light signal and an initial audio signal; synchrononously varying the frequency, amplitude and duration of the rhythmic audio and light signals within the established intervals of frequency change of biorhythms; and varying the pitch of the audio signal and the color of the light signal in accordance with the change of the intervals.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
115 words
A method for controlling the functional state of the central nervous system through exposure of a patient to simultaneous effects of a rhythmic audio signal and a rhythmic light signal, comprising the steps of: determining the change of the biorhythm frequency in the course of a transition to one of the extreme stable states of the central nervous system; setting an initial light signal and an initial audio signal; synchrononously varying the frequency, amplitude and duration of the rhythmic audio and light signals within the established intervals of frequency change of biorhythms; and varying the pitch of the audio signal and the color of the light signal in accordance with the change of the intervals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the color and pitch of the initial signals are chosen by the patient.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the color of the light signal is varied within the visible optic spectrum, and the pitch of the audio signal is selected within the range of 50 to 1,500 Hz.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the patient is made to fall asleep by reducing the light wavelength with respect to the original wavelength and lowering the pitch of the audio signal with respect to the original pitch.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the patient is stimulated by increasing the light wavelength with respect to the original wavelength and raising the pitch of the audio signal with respect to the original pitch.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the wavelength of the light signal is reduced from 770 nanometers to 380 nanometers, and the pitch of the audio signal is reduced from 800 to 200 Hz.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the wavelength of the light signal is increased from 380 nanometers to 770 nanometers, and the pitch of the audio signal is raised from 200 to 800 Hz.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the color of the light signal and the pitch of the audio signal are repeatedly varied till a stable state of the central nervous system is reached.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
277 words
A device for controlling the functional state of the central nervous system, comprising a controlled audio pulse pacemaker to expose a patient to the effects of audio signals of a desired frequency, amplitude and duration; a controlled light pulse pacemaker to expose a patient to the effects of light signals of a variable color, amplitude, frequency and duration; a first setting unit setting the pulse repetition frequency of the light and audio pacemakers; a second setting unit setting the duration of pulses produced by said light and audio pacemakers; a third setting unit setting the amplitude of pulses produced by said light and audio pacemakers; modulators in a number equal to the number of light signals of the light pulse pacemaker, said modulators having inputs separately connected to outputs of said setting units, and outputs connected to said pacemakers in order to synchronously vary the frequency, duration and amplitude of the light and audio signals; a switch switching in a preselected order the color modulators of the light signals source and the pitch modulators of the audio signals source; a control unit controlling said setting units and producing signals to control the modulators of the light and audio signals sources, depending on the variations of the level of the functional state of the central nervous system; a programming unit receiving information on changes of the patient's biorhythm caused by changes of the functional state of the central nervous system, said programming unit being connected to the setting units to form a signal for a change of the frequency, amplitude and duration of the signals by said setting units depending on the biorhythm frequency over given time intervals.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
277 words
A device for controlling the functional state of the central nervous system, comprising a controlled audio pulse pacemaker to expose a patient to the effects of audio signals of a desired frequency, amplitude and duration; a controlled light pulse pacemaker to expose a patient to the effects of light signals of a variable color, amplitude, frequency and duration; a first setting unit setting the pulse repetition frequency of the light and audio pacemakers; a second setting unit setting the duration of pulses produced by said light and audio pacemakers; a third setting unit setting the amplitude of pulses produced by said light and audio pacemakers; modulators in a number equal to the number of light signals of the light pulse pacemaker, said modulators having inputs separately connected to outputs of said setting units, and outputs connected to said pacemakers in order to synchronously vary the frequency, duration and amplitude of the light and audio signals; a switch switching in a preselected order the color modulators of the light signals source and the pitch modulators of the audio signals source; a control unit controlling said setting units and producing signals to control the modulators of the light and audio signals sources, depending on the variations of the level of the functional state of the central nervous system; a programming unit receiving information on changes of the patient's biorhythm caused by changes of the functional state of the central nervous system, said programming unit being connected to the setting units to form a signal for a change of the frequency, amplitude and duration of the signals by said setting units depending on the biorhythm frequency over given time intervals.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
44 words
A device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the controlled light pulse pacemaker includes a set of electric lamps of different colors, lamps in each group of lamps of the same color having different turn-on thresholds so as to vary the saturation of color.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
A device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the light wavelengths vary from 770 to 380 nanometers, and the pitch of audio signals varies from 800 to 200 Hz.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the control unit which controls the setting units is a saw-toothed voltage generator.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
93 words
A device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the first, second and third setting units each include a first transistor and a second transistor, the base of the first transistor being connected to the collector of the second transistor via a frequency divider, the collector of the first transistor being connected to the saw-toothed voltage source and to the programming unit, the emitter of the second transistor being connected to a power source, and the base of the second transistor being connected to the output of the setting units and to the modulators.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
71 words
A device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the switch for switching the modulators, the lamps of the light pulse pacemaker and a tone generator of the audio pulse pacemaker is a flip-flop switching circuit having two outputs connected to electronic relays, one of which being actuated when the patient is to be made to fall asleep, and the other of which being actuated when the patient is to be stimulated.
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