Surgery – Truss – Perineal
Patent
1986-01-14
1988-04-05
Howell, Kyle L.
Surgery
Truss
Perineal
128731, 128782, A61B 1900
Patent
active
047351993
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a dream retrieval method and system including the physiological monitoring of a sleeping subject, the analysis of recurring behavioral parameters, the application of suitable algorithms to the observed parameters and, subject stimulation in response to algorithm deductions. In the preferred embodiment, gross body motions and postural changes are both analyzed in magnitude and regularity. Upon recognizing recurring body motions indicative of a dream cycle, the device establishes a time window during which the completion of the next dream should occur. If physiological behavior indicative of dreaming is discovered within the time window, the subject is awakened. As a result of this timely awakening, the subject obtains greater dream recall than is normally possible and may optionally record dream content.
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Howell Kyle L.
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