Product detector for a steady visual evoked potential stimulator

Details Product detector for a steady visual evoked potential stimulator Product detector for a steady visual evoked potential stimulator

1989-03-22

1991-10-01

Jaworski, Francis

Surgery

Truss

Pad

329358, 128731, A61B 504

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050524011

ABSTRACT:
An automated visual testing system is disclosed which presents an alternating steady state visual stimulus to a patient through an optical system that modifies the stimulus image. As the image changes, the patient produces evoked potentials that change. The evoked potentials are detected by a product detector which produces the amplitude of the evoked potentials. The product detector includes filters which isolate the patient's evoked potentials, a modulator which detects the response using the stimulus source frequency and a demodulator that determines the amplitude of the response. The product detector detects the level of the steady state evoked potential signals even in the presence of substantial background noise and extraneous electroencephalograhic signals. These detectors can be used to monitor the evoked potential produced by visual, aural or somatic steady state stimuli. The components described above can be used to produce a system that can determine to which of several different displays an observer is paying attention by providing images that blink at different frequencies and product detectors for each of the stimulus frequencies. The product detector producing the highest output indicates the display upon which the observer is focused.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3951134 (1976-04-01), Malech
patent: 4697598 (1987-10-01), Bernard et al.

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