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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2015
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Amos Cahan, Ferry, NY (US);
Hariklia Deligianni, Alpine, NJ (US);
Pei-Yun S. Hsueh, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/04 (2006.01); A61B 5/0478 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0478 (2013.01); A61B 5/0006 (2013.01); A61B 5/6803 (2013.01); A61B 5/7203 (2013.01); A61B 5/04004 (2013.01); A61B 2562/164 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, apparatus and system for measuring electrical activity generated within a brain is disclosed. A headpiece having a first transistor is placed in contact with a head that contains the brain to bring the first transistor into electrical contact with the head. An electronic signal is generated at the first transistor in response to the electrical activity generated within the brain. The electronic signal is processed at the headpiece in order to measure the electrical activity.