RU61114U1 - DEVICE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BRAIN ACTIVITY - Google Patents

Abstract

The technical result that is achieved when using the apparatus is to increase the efficiency of the learning process and develop the learner’s abilities in quickly making the right decisions as a result of using the advanced functionality of the apparatus.

To achieve a technical result, the apparatus used for the development of brain activity contains an ongoing transmission to the learner of a series of specific signals of exposure to the learner's body with electrical energy. The impact of electric energy is carried out after the signal is transmitted, in case of improper entertainment, in the form of an electric current discharge, the discharge energy being from 0.05 mJ to 50 J, for which a device is used that contains a high-voltage converter connected in series and connected to a source for switching power supply control unit connected to the unit for selecting the force of impact, the unit for controlling the impact connected through the selection buttons with a random number generator, characterized in that о equipped with interconnected volatile memory and an interface unit and connected to a shock control unit, a switching key, while the volatile memory is connected to a random number generator, and the interface unit is connected to a shock control unit and a shock force selection unit.

Description

The utility model relates to technical means of developing human abilities and can be used for his training and development of abilities (skills) for quick decision making in various areas of human activity.

Science knows the specialization of the left and right hemispheres of the human brain (a textbook on Psychophysiology is recommended by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation as a textbook for students of higher educational institutions studying in psychological and biological specialties, edited by Nikolaeva. Siberian Independent Institute, Moscow 2003, p. 105- 106). The left hemisphere processes the information entering the brain sequentially (logical processing). The right hemisphere processes signals simultaneously and holistically. The left is characterized by an analytical approach to solving problems, and the right is synthetic. The time for an accurate assessment of the situation and making decisions when using the right hemisphere is significantly reduced.

The right hemisphere reflects the external environment according to the principle of deduction, from the general to the particular, when the synthesis precedes the analysis, and the left - according to the principle of induction, from the particular to the general, while the analysis precedes the synthesis. The structures of the left hemisphere are a substrate of formal-logical thinking, of the right-associative-empirical. Under the influence of stress (in stressful situations) (pp. 77, 78, 82-83, 86) and in the process of adapting to new situations, the right hemisphere is significantly activated, and the left hemisphere, on the contrary, decreases its activity. The right hemisphere is significantly affected by corrective feedbacks, more autonomously than the left. The functioning of the right hemisphere is associated with an assessment of environmental uncertainty and a forecast of events. Under the influence of stress (in stressful situations), the human body is hypermobilized, which manifests itself in a significant increase in the speed of decision making (quick reaction), an increase in the likelihood of survival (making the right, exact decisions in the context of this situation) and increase

health. People who are more often in stressful situations (in difficult conditions of survival, when carrying out work related to the need to make decisions in a stressful situation (for example, firefighters), etc.) show more than just the predominance of activity of the right hemisphere in the process of adapting to new conditions, but it was found that there is an accumulation of sinistral persons, people with a dominant right hemisphere.

A known diagnostic system based on the effect of biological feedback, including transmitting to a trainee a series of predefined signals of various types to distinguish and accompanying this transmission with exposure to his body with electric energy (US 6549805, 04/15/2003). An increase in the probability of a quick and correct response of a test subject (trainee) to a signal (stimulus) is achieved by placing an optoelectronic element on the subject’s forehead and illuminating this element with a laser beam at a frequency corresponding to the frequency of the theta rhythm of the subject’s brain waves.

The described system is ineffective in the process of training and developing the skills of quick decision making, since it does not have a physiological effect on the subject (does not create a stressful situation for the subject), such as pain, hunger, effects on the nerve centers of pleasure, etc., and therefore, it is not able to provide a stimulating effect on the work of the right hemisphere of the brain, as well as to develop a conditioned reflex. In addition, the student does not see the results of guessing, and, therefore, his conscious efforts are excluded.

A known apparatus for the development of brain activity, containing serially connected control unit, generator, pulse counter, power supply unit for a high-voltage generator and a unit for selecting the degree of human exposure (see patent for utility model No.)

A disadvantage of the known device is its low functionality.

The technical result that is achieved when using the device is to increase the efficiency of the learning process and the development of abilities

learner in the quick adoption of the right decisions as a result of using the advanced functionality of the device.

To achieve a technical result, the apparatus used for the development of brain activity contains an ongoing transmission to the learner of a series of specific signals of exposure to the learner's body with electrical energy. The impact of electric energy is carried out after the signal is transmitted, in case of improper entertainment, in the form of an electric current discharge, the discharge energy being from 0.05 mJ to 50 J, for which purpose an apparatus containing a control unit connected in series, a generator, a pulse counter, a unit is used power supply to the high-voltage generator and the unit for selecting the degree of impact on the student.

The essence of the utility model is illustrated in the drawing.

The apparatus for the development of brain activity consists of the following nodes:

High voltage converter 1 (convert battery voltage to high voltage);

Electrodes 2 and 3 (at the time of discharge, high voltage is applied to the electrodes);

Switching key 4 (when the “discharge” command is issued, a high voltage is applied to the electrodes);

Two buttons 5 and 6 for choosing an option (depending on the “random” random number, one of these buttons will apply a high voltage to the electrodes);

Power supply 7 (batteries) (converts the power supply voltage of the microcontroller);

Block 8 control a high-voltage source (monitors high voltage and stabilizes it depending on a given level);

Block 9 impact control (controls the impact);

Block 10 selection of impact force (selects the strength of the impact);

Random number generator 11 (generates a random number);

Non-volatile memory 12 (the memory in which the results of training are stored. It does not depend on the power of the device (when the power is turned off, all values are stored for several decades);

Interface block 13 (communicates with the computer);

LEDs 14 indicate the impact force (show the selected impact force, i.e. voltage at the electrodes);

Buttons 15 for selecting the force of impact (selects the force of impact);

Buttons 16 “Start” (starts the random number generator).

The functions of the control unit for the high-voltage source, the shock control unit, the shock force selection unit, the random number generator, non-volatile memory, and the interface unit are performed by the microcontroller.

Button 16 “Start” turns on the device (if it had not been turned on before) and starts the random number generator 11 and the voltage converter (1). The generator 11 randomly supplies a control signal to button 5 or 6.

If you press the button on which the control signal is applied, then the shock control unit 9 with the help of a switching key 4 will apply voltage to the electrodes 2 and 3.

To take into account the individual characteristics of a person, the impact force can be varied over a wide range using the button 15 "Selection of impact force". Each time you press the button, the shock force increases, lighting the corresponding shock level LED. When reaching the maximum value and then pressing the button, the level of shock becomes minimal.

In the volatility, the instrument memory stores information about the impact force for each level), the user can change the impact force assigned to any of the levels), as well as statistics on the operation of the device: the total number of correct clicks, the number of incorrect clicks. Statistics can be read using a computer through the interface unit 13 (for further processing), or reset (at the command of a computer)

The COB CONTROL UNIT (9) consists of one element of the microcircuit and forms a simple inverter. It sets the random number generator (11) into operation by means of the “start” button (16). He also gives a command to establish the potential difference between the electrodes (2 and 3) in case of pressing the button “left” (5) or “right” (6), depending on which of the outputs of the random number generator (11) is assigned a current .

GENERATOR (11) OF RANDOM NUMBERS contains a capacitor, which, when the generator is activated, is excited and starts to generate electrical vibrations. The pulse frequency depends on the capacitance of the capacitor. The burst of pulses generated by the generator at the moment of pressing the “start” button enters the input of the pulse counter. The counter remains in the position of the number of pulses supplied to its input, i.e. depending on their number, the current is assigned to any of the two outputs of the generator.

The HIGH-VOLTAGE SOURCE CONTROL UNIT 7 switches the battery 7 with the high-voltage converter unit 1.

HIGH VOLTAGE CONVERTER 1 is a unit that allows the converter DC voltage of the battery 7 to an alternating voltage of large amplitude. Generation occurs due to the mutual accumulation of energy of the coils and capacitor. When induction currents appear in the winding, a potential appears at its output, the amplitude of which depends on the number of turns in the winding. The generated high-voltage voltage is supplied to the impact force selection unit.

BLOCK 10 SELECTION OF STRIKE FORCE (7.3) allows you to adjust the power of the impact by connecting resistors in stages to the load circuit of a high-voltage generator. This block uses a ten-step switch, each step of which means its specified power. The adjustment is carried out sequentially using the button 15 "selection of impact force". Position 1 is the weakest blow, position 10 is the strongest blow. The position of the impact force is indicated by LEDs 14.

ENERGY INDEPENDENT MEMORY 12 through the internal flash drive stores information about each current assignment to any of the two outputs of the random number generator, and also remembers the corresponding number of commands to establish or the absence of the potential difference between the electrodes 2 and 3 from the shock control unit through the interface unit 13.

INTERFACE BLOCK makes it possible to exchange data between the impact control unit, the impact force selection unit and the volatile memory, as well as

allows a personal computer connected via a USB bus to control the units.

SWITCHING KEY 4 is responsible for the duration of preservation of the potential difference between the electrodes.

Signals can be transmitted in the form of cards, images on which they offer to name the learner. At the same time, the learning process is accompanied by showing the learner the percentage of his correct answers.

Guessing cards can be carried out with the help of an assistant who is shown a card, and the student is asked to guess what the assistant sees.

The learner can also be shortened the time for guessing, the answer, given at the wrong time, is equated with the wrong one.

Training and development of abilities (skills) of a student to quickly make the right decision with the help of a useful real model is as follows.

The learner is invited to select and press KN2 or KN3. When choosing a logical unit, the student receives a punishing painful effect of electric shock. Logical unit is the wrong decision, logical zero is the right decision. The student has the ability to change the discharge energy of the electric current depending on the individual tolerance of pain sensitivity to a greater or lesser extent. The minimum discharge energy that can have a punishing effect is 0.05 mJ. Thus, a stressful situation is created for the student, under the influence of which he needs to make a decision, a mistake is a punishing effect. There is a second biofeedback chain, realized through the student’s conscious efforts: the student sees the percentage of correct answers and orientates the direction of his efforts according to this statistical indicator.

Statistics on improving the effectiveness of training and developing the ability to quickly make the right decision using the indicated utility model were carried out for a group of 10 people, for 12 weeks, a week for 6 training days, based on 300 attempts per person per day (for the whole group 3000).

At first, the group simply (without using the utility model) guessed the black-and-white cards, sequentially sorting out the deck consisting of 100 cards (50 black and 50 white, respectively). The learner's task was to guess the next card while tracking the result of the previous guessing;

At the 8th week of the experiment, these exercises began to be carried out using a stun gun (a device that exerts the aforementioned electric shock), while maintaining the total number of attempts per day per person (300), respectively 100 attempts with each of the three values of electric discharge energy: 0 , 05 mJ; 25 J; 50 j.

At the end of each week, statistics were collected. Before the start of the experiment, the average percentage of guessing the group was 56%.

19 - start button

The intuition simulator (TIN) consists of the following functional units:

- High voltage converter;

- Electrodes;

- Switching key;

- Two buttons for selecting an option;

- Power source (batteries);

- High voltage source control unit; (one)

- Blow control unit; (3)

- Block of choice of impact force; (four)

- random number generator;

- Non-volatile memory; (2)

- Interface unit; (5)

- LEDs indicating the impact force;

- Buttons for selecting the force of impact;

- Start buttons

(1) The functions of the high-voltage source control unit, impact control unit, impact force selection unit, random number generator, non-volatile memory (saving training results regardless of the availability of power) and the interface unit (5) are performed by the microcontroller.

The Start button turns on the device (if it has not been turned on before) and the random number generator (7.4) and the voltage converter (1) start. Generator 7.4 randomly supplies a control signal to button 4 or 5.

If you press the button on which the control signal is applied, then the shock control unit (7.2) will apply voltage to the electrodes 2 using the switching key 3.

To take into account the individual characteristics of a person, the impact force can be varied over a wide range using the button (18) "Selection of the impact force" (3). Each time the button is pressed, the impact force increases, lighting the corresponding shock level LED (8-17). When reaching the maximum value and then pressing the button, the level of shock becomes minimal. (four)

(2) The non-volatile memory of the device stores information on the impact force for each level (the user can change the impact force assigned to any of the levels), as well as statistics on the operation of the device: total number of correct clicks, number of incorrect clicks. Statistics can be read using a computer through the interface unit 7.6 (for further processing), or reset (at the command of a computer).

Claims (3)

1. Apparatus for the development of brain activity, comprising a high-voltage converter connected to a power source for control, connected to a shock force selection unit, a shock control unit connected via random selection buttons to a random number generator, characterized in that it is interconnected volatile memory and an interface unit and connected to the shock control unit, a switching key, while the volatile memory is connected to a random number generator, and the inter ysny unit is connected to the control unit and blow pin forces selection unit. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the impact force selection unit is made with impact force indication LEDs. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the control unit, the impact force selection unit, the random number generator, the impact control unit, the volatile memory and the interface unit are combined in a microprocessor.