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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2008
Michael M. Merzenich, San Francisco, CA (US);
Peter B. Delahunt, San Mateo, CA (US);
Henry W. Mahncke, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael Scott Trujillo, Riverside, CA (US);
Joseph L. Hardy, Richmond, CA (US);
Michael M. Merzenich, San Francisco, CA (US);
Peter B. Delahunt, San Mateo, CA (US);
Henry W. Mahncke, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael Scott Trujillo, Riverside, CA (US);
Joseph L. Hardy, Richmond, CA (US);
Posit Science Corporation, San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
System and method for improving tactile sensitivity and precision/accuracy of motor control of the hand of a subject. A joystick is configured to provide commands to a computing device. The joystick includes a base, shaft, and a textured surface with a specified level of bumpiness. A computer-implemented exercise is executed, including presenting stimuli, including at least one target, to the subject via a computer display. The subject is required to respond to the stimuli via the joystick within a specified duration, including using the joystick to move a cursor to the target, and, upon reaching the target, disengage from the joystick. The subject's response to the stimuli is recorded, and a determination made regarding whether the subject responded correctly. The duration is modified based on whether the subject responded correctly to the stimuli. The presenting, requiring, recording, determining, and modifying are repeated a plurality of times in an iterative manner.