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Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2003

Filed:

May. 04, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:

Thomas J. Balkin, Ellicott City, MD (US);

Gregory L. Belenky, Kensington, MD (US);

Stanley W. Hall, Silver Spring, MD (US);

Gary H. Kamimori, Laurel, MD (US);

Daniel P. Redmond, Silver Spring, MD (US);

Helen C. Sing, Takoma Park, MD (US);

Maria L. Thomas, Columbia, MD (US);

David R. Thorne, Washington, DC (US);

Nancy Jo Wesensten, Silver Spring, MD (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 ;
Abstract

An apparatus and method for predicting cognitive performance of an individual based on factors including sleep history and the time of day. The method facilitates the creation of predicted cognitive performance curves that allow an individual to set his/her sleep times to produce higher levels of cognitive performance. The method also facilitates the reconstruction of past cognitive performance levels based on sleep history.


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