United States Patent 6,506,148

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10650614882 a2) United States Patent (0) Patent No: US 6,506,148 B2 Loos (45) Date of Patent: Jan. 14, 2003 (54) NERVOUS SYSTE! MANIPULATION BY 6238333 BL 5/2001 Loos 00 ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS FROM + 5 Paweonel OTHER PUBLICATIONS. N.Wiener “Nonlinear problems in random theory” p.71~72 (76) Inventor: Hendricus G. Loos, 3019 Cresta Way, John Wiley New York 1958, Laguna Beach, CA (US) 92651 M.llutchison *Megabrain” p.232-3 Ballantine Books New York 1991 (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this C,A,Terzuolo and ‘T.H.Bullock “Measurement of imposed alent is extended or adjusted under 35 yoltye gradient adequate to modulate neuronal rng” Pros USC. 1540) by 8 days. Nats Aca. Sei, Phystology 4687-94 1956, O Kelloge"Fotndations of Potential Theory"p. 191 Dover, (21) Appl. No: 091872528 1953, oe PM.Morse and HLeshbatMethods of Theoretical Phys- (22) Filed: Jun. 1, 2001 ics"p. 1267 McGraw-Hill New York, 1953. (6) Prior Publication Data ———— 1s 2mm2018864 AL De. 12,2002 Primary Exantiner—Ec F. Wintkut Oa ASIN 210%, As1B 5304, Assistant Examiner—Nikita RVeniaminov ‘ASIM 31°00 (57) ABSTRACT (2) 1600/27; 600/545 (58) Mos 7 Sis, Physiological fiat have been observed in human subject isi4i0; SUSI8 STebuLs Blsese im exponse to simulation of the skin with weak clecro- tagaete eld that are pulsed with certain fequencis ear eal ee "GHz0r24 Ha, suchas o excite a sensory resonance. Many compiter monitors and TV tbe, when displaying pulsed US. PATENT DOCUMENTS images, emit pulsed electromagnetic elds of sulcient poate auayaio_amplitades to cause such excation. Is therefore possible Rosas) ARM rises esa 33417 fo manipula the nervous system of a subject by pulsing Sionasn A 121002 reaan ‘ouyas images displayed on a nearby compulet monitor or TV se SoceEesn eased ‘cose Forte later the image pulsing may be imbedded inthe Sooke A + 100s Yan ea 378001 program materia, or t aay be overaid by modulating Sunsaio A * 31908 Zioat S418 Vide stream, citer as an RF signal or asa vido signal. The SA450859 A * 9/1995 Litovitz 6009 image displayed on a computer monitor may be pulsed SANTA A 71988 Loos S072 efeetively by 4 simple computer rogram. For cern SEOOABL A 91958 Looe Go7/100 Fponitrs, pulsed clctomagnetc fields capable of exetng 59900 851889 Lowe ona Semmory rsonanses in gerby subjects may be generated Sao he come reas te displayed images ace pulsed With subi] Cosine A 62000 Loos ona intensity contd A Sa) Looe enn ae7sot A 12200 Lowe vor 14 Chaims, 9 Drawing Sheets U.S. Patent Jan. 14, 2003 Sheet 1 of 9 US 6,506,148 B2 U.S. Patent Jan. 14, 2003 Sheet 2 of 9 US 6,506,148 B2 FIG.4 (Ow FIG.5 US. Patent Jan. 14, 2003 LOAD FORM 54 ec 55 Sheet 3 of 9 US 6,506,148 B2 ————— E 60” “aaa at rears g 63 TN=GETTICKCOUNT} TRAPOLATION PROCED 259 N+T, CR=0, TIMERI OFF) —— 61S R1=R0*C(1), G1=GO* L U.S. Patent Jan. 14, 2003 Sheet 4 of 9 US 6,506,148 B2 EXTRAPOLATION PROCEDURE N70 N61 D—{CR=CR+RR M=GETTICKCOUNT Oy -MR FLG1= =O ‘AND “FL AND MR<15 AND MR I~ Mp [> 41 #398 oda] 95, U.S. Patent Jan. 14, 2003 Sheet 6 of 9 US 6,506,148 B2 FIG.11 Cen Te “| 4 © 15" COMPUTER MONITOR ( /_ B= 18.080M, 1V(0)=266.2V Ss © 30" TV TUBE me \Cr=20.080M, Iv(0)E310.1V A 103 0 0 | ss rs a | z/R 8 ELECTRIC FIELD AT A DISTANCE z FROM CRT SCREEN ON CENTER LINE FIG.18 US 6,506,148 B2 1 NERVOUS SYSTEM MANIPULATION BY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS FROM ‘MONITORS BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to the stimulation of the human nervous system by an electromagnetic field applied exter- nally to the body. A neurological effect of external electric fields has been mentioned by Wiener (1958), in a discussion ‘of the bunching of brain waves through nonlinear interac- tions. The electric field was arranged to provide “a direct electrical driving ofthe brain”. Wiener describes the field as set up by a 10 Hz alternating voltage of 400 V applied in a room between ceiling and ground, Brennan (1992) describes in U.S. Pat, No. 5,169,380 an apparatus for alleviating disruptions in circadian rythms of a mammal, ia which an alternating electric field is applied across the head of the ‘subject by two electeodes placed a short distance from the skin. ‘Adevice involving a field electrode as well as a contact clecirode is the “Graham Potentializer” mentioned by Hutchison (1991). This relaxation device uses motion, light and sound as well as an alternating electric field applied mainly to the head. The contact electrode is a metal bar in Ohmic contact with the bare feet of the subject, and the field electrode is a hemispherical metal headpiece placed several inches from the subject's head, In these three electric stimulation methods the external clectric field is applied predominantly to the head, so that clectrie currents are ineluced in the brain in the physical ‘manner governed by electrodynamics. Such currents can be largely avoided by applying the field not to the head, but rather to skin areas away from the head. Certain cutaneous receptors may then be stimulated and they would provide a ‘signal input ioto the brain along the natural pathways of afferent nerves, It has been found that, indeed, physiological effects can be induced in this manner by very weak electric fields, if they are pulsed with a frequency near ¥4 Hz. The observed effects include ptosis of the eyelids, relaxation,

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