METHOD FOR ASSESSING BRAIN FUNCTION AND PORTABLE AUTOMATIC BRAIN FUNCTION ASSESSMENT APPARATUS

摘要

An apparatus for determining the neurological state of a subject, comprising: a set of electrodes configured to be placed on the subject to collect brain electrical signals; a processor; a memory operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores one or more operating instructions; and an input-output interface having at least one channel operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the input-output interface is configured to receive brain electrical signals through the set of electrodes; and the processor is configured to utilize the one or more operating instructions to perform one or more operations on the signals received through the input-output interface, wherein the one or more operations comprise: de-noising the received signals; extracting features from the de-noised signals; classifying the extracted features; and determining a neurological state of the subject based on the classification, wherein determining the neurological state comprises the steps of: determining if the neurological state is normal or abnormal; and determining if an abnormal neurological state is psychiatric or "functional" in nature, organic in nature, or an emergency or "Alert" condition.