APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR NEUROMODULATION

摘要

Apparatuses and methods of applying transdermal electrical stimulation (TES) to a subject to enhance a concurrent sensory experience, by applying the TES to the subject's head or head and neck from two or more electrodes that are coupled to a neurostimulator. The apparatuses and methods described herein be configured to apply an ensemble current waveform between the two or more electrodes, wherein the ensemble current waveform comprises a series of component waveforms that are sequentially applied, and wherein each component waveform is different from a component waveform immediately before it and wherein transitions between the component waveforms temporally correlates with transitions in the sensory experience. Also described herein are apparatuses and methods for applying TES to a subject's face or face and neck, wherein one end of the TES applicator (e.g., strip electrode) contacts the subject's cheek and/or mastoid. Finally, user interfaces for controlling TES are also described.

主权项

1. A method of applying transdermal electrical stimulation (TES) to a subject to enhance a concurrent sensory experience, by applying the TES to the subject's head or head and neck from two or more electrodes that are coupled to a neurostimulator, the method comprising:
applying an ensemble current waveform between the two or more electrodes, wherein the ensemble current waveform comprises a series of component waveforms that are sequentially applied, wherein each component waveform comprises a duration between about 100 milliseconds and about 600 seconds, a current amplitude, a frequency, a percent charge imbalance, and a percent duty cycle, and wherein each component waveform is different from a component waveform immediately before it and/or immediately after it in the series by one or more waveform descriptor; further wherein transitions between the component waveforms temporally correlates with transitions in the sensory experience.