TIMING CONTROL FOR PAIRED PLASTICITY

摘要

Systems, methods and devices for paired training include timing controls so that training and neural stimulation can be provided simultaneously. Paired trainings may include therapies, rehabilitation and performance enhancement training. Stimulations of nerves such as the vagus nerve that affect subcortical regions such as the nucleus basalis, locus coeruleus or amygdala induce plasticity in the brain, enhancing the effects of a variety of therapies, such as those used to treat tinnitus, stroke, traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a therapeutic training interface configured to provide tone based therapy to a patient; a vagus nerve interface configured to provide stimulation to a vagus nerve of the patient, wherein the system is configured to control stimulation to the vagus nerve and control the providing of the tone based therapy such that the stimulation to the vagus nerve and the providing of the tone based therapy is synchronized.