Method and system for improving a subject's sensory, reflex and/or motor mechanisms via auditory, tactile or visual stimulations

1. A method for improving sensitivity of a first sensory, reflex and/or motor mechanism of a subject, comprising stimulating, using a sensory, reflex and/or motor mechanism stimulation device, a second sensory, reflex and/or motor mechanism of the subject, wherein:

stimulating a second sensory, reflex and/or motor mechanism of the subject comprises applying, using the stimulation device supplied with a source of stimulation signal, a noise to the second sensory, reflex and/or motor mechanism; and

applying a noise to the second sensory, reflex and/or motor mechanism improves the sensitivity of the first sensory, reflex and/or motor mechanism due to cross-modal SR interactions,

wherein the applying step comprises an operation selected from the group comprising:

applying, using an acoustic stimulation device, an auditory noise to at least one ear of the subject,

applying, using a visual stimulation device, a visual noise to at least one eye of the subject,

applying, using a tactile stimulation device, a tactile noise to at least one part of the subject's body, and

applying, using a thermal stimulation device, a thermal noise to at least one area of the subject's body.

2. A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein the noise is an effective noise.

3. A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein stimulating a second sensory, reflex and/or motor mechanism of the subject comprises applying, using the stimulation device, a direct stimulation to a particular area of the subject's body.

4. A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein applying a noise to the second sensory, reflex and/or motor mechanism comprises applying a predetermined noise level.

5. A method as defined in claim 1 , wherein applying a noise to the second sensory, reflex and/or motor mechanism comprises adjusting the noise to a level customized to the needs of the subject.

6. A method for improving sensitivity of a first sensory, reflex and/or motor mechanism of a subject, comprising:

stimulating, using a sensory, reflex and/or motor mechanism stimulation device, a second sensory, reflex and/or motor mechanism of the subject; and

applying a noise to the second sensory, reflex and/or motor mechanism improves the sensitivity of the first sensory, reflex and/or motor mechanism due to cross-modal SR interactions,

wherein the stimulating step comprises:

applying, using the stimulation device supplied with a source of stimulation signal, a noise to the second sensory, reflex and/or motor mechanism,

applying, using a plurality of stimulation devices, a type of stimulation selected from a group comprising:

(i) a differential stimulation by stimulating two different areas of the subject's body in order to stimulate a first region of the subject's body between said two different areas,

(ii) a distributed stimulation by stimulating several areas of the subject's body in order to stimulate a second region of the subject's body covered by said several areas, and

(iii) a plurality of different stimuli.

7. A system for improving sensitivity of a first sensory, reflex and/or motor mechanism of a subject, comprising:

a plurality of stimulation signal sources; and

a plurality of stimulators, each stimulator being responsive to a corresponding stimulation signal from a corresponding source and producing, in response to the corresponding stimulation signal, a noise applied to a second sensory, reflex and/or motor mechanism of the subject;

wherein application of the noise to the second sensory, reflex and/or motor mechanism improves the sensitivity of the first sensory, reflex and/or motor mechanism of a subject due to cross-modal SR interactions, and

wherein the plurality of stimulators is configured to apply a type of stimulation selected from a group comprising:

a differential stimulation by stimulating two different areas of the subject's body in order to stimulate a first region of the subject's body between said two different areas,

a distributed stimulation by stimulating several areas of the subject's body in order to stimulate a second region of the subject's body covered by said several areas, and

a plurality of different stimuli to the patient's body.

8. A system as defined in claim 7 , wherein at least one source comprises a conditioner of the corresponding stimulation signal, the corresponding stimulation signal being conditioned prior to being supplied to a corresponding stimulator.

9. A system as defined in claim 7 , wherein at least one stimulator includes a sensor for measuring the noise applied to the second sensory, reflex and/or motor mechanism of the subject.

10. A system as defined in claim 7 , wherein each stimulator is selected from a group consisting of a visual stimulation device, a vibratory stimulation device, an electromagnetic stimulation device, a thermal stimulation device, a tactile stimulation device and an acoustic stimulation device.

11. A system as defined in claim 7 , wherein at least one stimulator applies a direct stimulation to a particular area of the subject's body.

12. A system as defined in claim 7 , wherein at least one source and at least one corresponding stimulator are so configured as to apply a predetermined noise level to the second sensory, reflex and/or motor mechanism.

13. A system as defined in claim 7 , wherein at least one source is so configured as to adjust the noise applied to the second sensory, reflex and/or motor mechanism to a level customized to the needs of the subject.

14. A system as defined in claim 7 , further comprising an interface for connecting the system to a computer for transferring thereto information about a stimulation process.