DEVICE AND METHODS FOR NONINVASIVE NEUROMODULATION USING TARGETED TRANSCRANNIAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION

• Main Authors: SATO, TOMO, TYLER, WILLIAM, J, WETMORE, DANIEL, Z, OPITZ, ALEXANDER, PAL, SUMON
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 20.01.2016
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROTHERAPY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PHYSICS; RADIATION THERAPY; SURGERY; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ULTRASOUND THERAPY

A system for transcranial electrical stimulation comprises a processor having instructions of a computer model that can be adjusted to the head subject in response to one or more input parameters. The adjustable model may comprise a plurality of structures that can be adjusted to the head of the subject in response to parameters that can be readily measured, such as head size and head shape. Discrete brain regions can be stimulated with a plurality of electrodes arranged to stimulate the targeted region with decrease stimulation of the non-targeted regions in order to improve subject comfort. In many embodiments the plurality of electrodes comprises a montage of electrodes, and the targeted location is identified on the adjustable model and the number of electrodes, locations and pulse parameters determined in response to the adjustable model. The adjustment can be helpful to align structures of model with structures of the subject.