Cognitive platform coupled with a physiological component
Inventors
Bower, Jeffrey • Alailima, Titiimaea • Johnson, Jason • Martucci, Walter Edward • Slaby, Isabella • Omernick, Matthew • Piper, Adam • Pierce, Paul Rand • Mateus, Ashley • Kellogg, Scott
Assignees
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Publication Number
US-12016700-B2
Publication Date
2024-06-25
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Abstract
Example systems, methods, and apparatus, including cognitive platforms, are provided for computing performance metrics of an individual based at least in part on user interaction(s) with computerized tasks and/or interference and at least one physiological measure of the individual, where the performance metric provides an indication of the cognitive abilities of the individual. The apparatus can be coupled to at least one physiological component to perform the physiological measurement of the individual. The apparatus also can be configured to adapt the tasks and/or interferences to enhance the individual's cognitive abilities.
Core Innovation
The invention trains cognitive skills in an individual by presenting a primary task in the presence of interference at a graphical user interface and also presenting a corresponding instance of the primary task without the interference. A user interface with a display and an input device presents one or more computerized stimuli or interaction comprising one or more graphical objects configured to prompt a first response during the interference condition and a second response during the no-interference condition.
The processing unit receives data indicative of the first response and the second response, including secondary response timing logic that distinguishes a secondary response to the interference received substantially at the same time as the second response, and a secondary response to the interference when the interference is an interrupter received substantially at the same time as the first response while not receiving the secondary response when the interference is a distraction. The system operates using processor-executable instructions stored in a non-transitory computer readable memory.
Based on the received data indicative of the first response and the second response, the invention modifies a time-varying aspect of one or both of the primary task or the interference. The primary task is refined to continuous tasks, continuous visuomotor tracking tasks, and time-varying tasks comprising a response deadline, and the interference is refined to diversion attention using distraction and/or an interrupter, including target discrimination interference.
Claims Coverage
The consolidated content includes three independent claims: apparatus, system, and non-transitory computer-readable medium. Across them, the inventive focus is on rendering a primary task with interference and without interference, receiving response data including secondary-response timing logic that distinguishes interrupter versus distraction, and modifying a time-varying aspect of the primary task or the interference based on the received response data.
Apparatus for training cognitive skills with GUI interference and response-timed adaptation
An apparatus having a user interface with a display and input device; a non-transitory computer readable memory with processor-executable instructions; and a processing unit configured to render a first instance of a primary task with interference at a graphical user interface and render a second instance of the primary task without interference, receive a secondary response to the interference according to timing logic, receive data indicative of the first response and the second response, and modify a time-varying aspect of one or both of the primary task or the interference in response to the received data.
System for training cognitive skills with GUI interference and response-timed adaptation
A system having a user interface with a display and input device; a non-transitory computer readable memory with processor-executable instructions; and a processing unit configured to render a first instance of a primary task with interference at a graphical user interface and render a second instance of the primary task without interference, receive a secondary response to the interference according to timing logic, receive data indicative of the first response and the second response, and modify a time-varying aspect of one or both of the primary task or the interference in response to the received data.
Non-transitory computer-readable medium for rendering and adapting GUI interference training tasks
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising executable processor-executable instructions that, when executed by a processing unit, command operations comprising rendering a first instance of a primary task with interference at a graphical user interface and rendering a second instance without interference, receive a secondary response to the interference according to timing logic, receive data indicative of the first response and the second response, and modify a time-varying aspect of one or both of the primary task or the interference in response to the received data.
Secondary response receipt timing with interrupter versus distraction
The processing unit receives a secondary response to the interference at substantially the same time as the processing unit receives the second response, or receives the secondary response when the interference is an interrupter at substantially the same time as the processing unit receives the first response and does not receive the secondary response to the interference that is a distraction at substantially the same time as the processing unit receives the first response.
Across the independent claims, the inventive core is a cognitive-skills training approach that renders primary task instances with interference and without interference, captures primary responses plus interference-related secondary response timing, and uses received response data to modify a time-varying aspect of the primary task and/or the interference.
Stated Advantages
Reported adaptive-training benefits including reduced multitasking costs and persistence over six months.
Documented Applications
Training cognitive skills in an individual using interference at a graphical user interface, including training based on interference versus no-interference task instances.
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