NON-INVASIVE AUTOMATED ELECTRICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING ANIMAL CONDITIONS

摘要

The present invention employed a method to control electrical activity in a target area of an animal's body by administering transcranial focal stimulation to the target area to adjust activity to normal levels. An advanced automated control system would first detect the abnormal electrical activity using tripolar concentric ring electrodes and then provides transcranial focal electrical stimulation to the target area using noninvasive tripolar concentric ring electrode system in a closed-loop continuous feedback. The automated control system would be adaptable to include the use of therapeutic drugs, either non-continuously or continuously, as a more comprehensive treatment of the abnormal electric activity.

主权项

1. A method for controlling a neurotransmitter level in the brain using a drug, comprising:
a. monitoring level of the neurotransmitter in the brain of an animal; b. detecting when the neurotransmitter is not within a normal range in the brain; c. administering the drug to adjust the neurotransmitter level to the normal range in the brain; d. monitoring levels of the neurotransmitter in the brain; and e. repeating said administration of said drug when said neurotransmitter level is not within said normal range in the brain.