APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING EMOTION OF INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN
A system and apparatus for collecting electroencephalography (EEG) data from infants and young children is disclosed.
1 . An apparatus, comprising: electroencephalography (EEG) electrodes configured to make optimum point contacts with a scalp of an infant or a young child, wherein the EEG electrodes are positioned in accordance with FIG. 2A or FIG. 2B .
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a flexible support structure attached to the electrodes.
3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising amplifiers associated with the electrodes, wherein data from each of the electrodes is individually amplified and isolated.
4 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the amplifiers are configured on a flexible printed circuit board.
5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the amplifier transmits aggregated data wirelessly to a remote data analyzer.
6 . The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the remote data analyzer is configured to determine the effectiveness of stimulus presented to the infant or the young child.
7 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein determining the effectiveness of the stimulus presented to the infant or the young child comprises measuring attention, emotion, and memory retention.
8 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the amplified data is aggregated with amplified data from a plurality of other electrodes on the EEG headset.
9 . Use of the apparatus of claim 1 to assess a characteristic of an infant or a young child.
10 . The use as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the infant is greater than 0 months to 12 months in age.
11 . The use as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the young child is from about 1 year to about 3 years in age.