ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,785, issued on Sept. 30.
"Method and system for assessing cognitive function of an individual" was invented by Peter Anthony Hall (Waterloo, Canada) and Cassandra Lowe (London, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and system for assessment of cognitive function of an individual. The method includes having an individual execute a standardized cognitive task, followed by a brain perturbation which either excites or suppresses cognitive ability. The individual executes at least one further standardized cognitive task after the brain perturbation. Neuroimaging can be used concurrently while the individual is executing each of ...