APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING BRAIN FUNCTION ENHANCEMENT

摘要

A training apparatus 1000 using a method of decoding nerve activity includes: a brain activity detecting device 108 for detecting brain activity at a prescribed area within a brain of a subject; and an output device 130 for presenting neurofeedback information (presentation information) to the subject. A processing device 102 decodes a pattern of cranial nerve activity, generates a reward value based on a degree of similarity of the decoded pattern with respect to a target activation pattern obtained in advance for the event as the object of training, and generates presentation information corresponding to the reward value.

主权项

1. An apparatus for supporting brain function enhancement, comprising:
a brain activity detecting device for detecting a signal indicating a brain activity at a prescribed area within a brain of a subject; a storage device storing information of a target activity pattern obtained beforehand with respect to an event as an object of brain function enhancement; and a controller; wherein said controller includes a decoding unit for decoding a pattern of cranial nerve activity from the signal detected by said brain activity detecting device, and a computing unit for computing, based on a result of decoding by said decoding unit, in accordance with degree of similarity of said result of decoding to said target activity pattern, a reward value corresponding to said degree of similarity; said apparatus further comprising an output device for outputting presentation information representing magnitude of said reward value to said subject.