Method and system for modulating eating behavior by means of neuro-electrical coded signals
View Patent ↗A method for modulating eating behavior comprising (i) generating at least one confounding neuro-electrical signal that is adapted to modulate the sense of taste in the body, (ii) generating at least one confounding neuro-electrical signal that is adapted to modulate the sense of smell in the body, and (ii) transmitting at least one of the confounding neuro-electrical signals to a subject to modulate the subject's sense of taste or smell. In a preferred embodiment, both confounding neuro-electrical signals are transmitted to the subject to modulate the subject's sense of taste and smell.
1. A method for modulating eating behavior, comprising the steps of:
recording a neuro-electrical signal from a body;
processing said neuro-electrical signal to generate at least one confounding neuro-electrical signal to modulate a sense of taste in a body,
wherein said neuro-electrical signal comprises an electrical waveform signal that mimics a naturally occurring electrical signal in a nervous system of a body; and
transmitting said at least one confounding neuro-electrical signal to a subject, wherein said transmitting is accomplished by direct conduction through unbroken skin configured to communicate with a target zone to modulate said sense of taste in said body and modulate eating behavior thereof.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said at least one confounding neuro-electrical signal is transmitted to said subject at predetermined time intervals.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said at least one confounding neuro-electrical signal is transmitted to said subject manually.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said at least one confounding neuro-electrical signal is transmitted to said subject manually and at predetermined time intervals.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of said at least one confounding neuro-electrical signals is transmitted to the subject.
6. A method for modulating eating behavior, comprising the steps of:
recording a neuro-electrical signal from a body;
processing said neuro-electrical signal to generate at least one simulated neuro-electrical signal to modulate a sense of taste in a body,
wherein said at least one simulated neuro-electrical signal comprises an electrical waveform signal that mimics a naturally occurring electrical signal in a nervous system of a body; and
transmitting said at least one simulated neuro-electrical signal to a subject, wherein said transmitting is accomplished by direct conduction through unbroken skin configured to communicate with a target zone to module said sense of taste in a body and modulate eating behavior thereof.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein said simulated neuro-electrical signal substantially corresponds to a neuro-electrical signal that is generated in the body.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein said at least one simulated neuro-electrical signal is transmitted to said subject at predetermined time intervals.
9. The method of claim 6 , wherein said at least one neuro-electrical signal is transmitted to said subject.
10. The method of claim 6 , wherein said at least one simulated neuro-electrical signal is transmitted to said subject manually and at predetermined time intervals.
11. The method of claim 6 , wherein a plurality of said simulated neuro-electrical signals is transmitted to said subject.
12. A method for modulating eating behavior, comprising the steps of:
recording a neuro-electrical signal from a body,
processing said neuro-electrical signal to generate at least one simulated neuro-electrical signal
that is configured to modulate a sense of smell in a body and which comprises an electrical waveform signal that mimics a naturally occurring electrical signal in a nervous system in said body; and
transmitting said at least one simulated neuro-electrical signal to a subject, wherein said transmitting is accomplished by direct conduction through unbroken skin configured to communicate with a target zone to module said sense of smell in said body and modulate eating behavior thereof.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein said at least one simulated neuro-electrical signal substantially corresponds to a neuro-electrical signal that is generated in the body.
14. The method of claim 12 , wherein said at least one simulated neuro-electrical signal is transmitted to said subject at predetermined time intervals.
15. The method of claim 12 , wherein said at least one simulated neuro-electrical signal is transmitted manually to said subject.
16. The method of claim 12 , wherein said at least one simulated neuro-electrical signal is transmitted to said subject manually and at predetermined time intervals.
17. The method of claim 12 , wherein a plurality of simulated neuro-electrical signals including said at least one simulated neuro-electrical signal is transmitted to said subject.